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Energy management and control of a PV array and a battery based DC Microgrid is presented in this paper. Design and operation of PV and battery DC-DC converters are discussed in detail. Radiation input to the solar array is an actual variation which was measured in a normal sunny day. Battery is the main component responsible of keeping the DC bus voltage at a constant value by charging or discharging...