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Comparison of Solar Maximum Power Tracking Methods for Stand Alone Solar Photo-voltaic System

by P. S. Revankar, W. Z. Gandhare
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 167 - Number 11
Year of Publication: 2017
Authors: P. S. Revankar, W. Z. Gandhare
10.5120/ijca2017914380

P. S. Revankar, W. Z. Gandhare . Comparison of Solar Maximum Power Tracking Methods for Stand Alone Solar Photo-voltaic System. International Journal of Computer Applications. 167, 11 ( Jun 2017), 28-35. DOI=10.5120/ijca2017914380

@article{ 10.5120/ijca2017914380,
author = { P. S. Revankar, W. Z. Gandhare },
title = { Comparison of Solar Maximum Power Tracking Methods for Stand Alone Solar Photo-voltaic System },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Jun 2017 },
volume = { 167 },
number = { 11 },
month = { Jun },
year = { 2017 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 28-35 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume167/number11/27816-2017914380/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2017914380 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A W. Z. Gandhare
%T Comparison of Solar Maximum Power Tracking Methods for Stand Alone Solar Photo-voltaic System
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%V 167
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%P 28-35
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPTs) play a major role in photovoltaic (PV) power systems because they maximize power output from a PV system for a given set of conditions, and thereby maximizing the array efficiency. The paper presents the comparison of solar maximum power tracking methods for a stand-alone solar PV system. The I-V & P-V characteristics are obtained for different values of solar insolation by maintaining the cell temperature constant. The solar MPPT methods are responsible for deriving maximum possible power from photovoltaic module to the load via a boost converter used for stepping up the voltage to required magnitude. The main aim will be to track the maximum power point of the photovoltaic module to extract maximum power. The Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms, which are based on the incremental conductance method and Perturb and Observe method, are also described. Both these algorithms are applied to stand-alone system feeding to 1kw load. The simulation results were presented to validate that the Incremental conductance approach has better steady state performance than the traditional P and O under various conditions along with improved efficiency of the PV system. The algorithm structure was built using MATLAB Simulink software.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Perturb and Observe Incremental conductance MPPT MATLAB/Simulink