Title: Efficiency analysis of maximum power point tracking techniques for photovoltaic systems under variable conditions

Authors: Rajanand Patnaik Narasipuram; Chaitanya Somu; Ravindranath Tagore Yadlapalli; Lakshmi Sirisha Simhadri

Addresses: PSK Research Foundation, Kaza, Guntur, 522510, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government Engineering College, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 321303, India ' Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vignan's Lara Institute of Technology and Science, Vadlamudi, Guntur, 522213, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vignan's Nirula Institute of Technology and Science for Women, Palakaluru, Guntur, 522009, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract: With the rapid increase in development of solar energy, researchers are concentrated on developing the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques for extracting the power efficiently. It was environmentally friendly, low maintenance cost, no noise, used in remote areas, and long-lasting life. The output power of PV module is depending on the solar irradiance and temperature. So, to extract more power MPPT techniques are employed. This paper describes the comparative analysis of various MPPT's like perturb and observe (P&O), incremental and conductance (IC), fuzzy logic (FL) controller, and neuro-fuzzy (NF) technique. The controlled output is fed as input to the boost DC-DC converter and the effective performance of the MPPT's are checked under different irradiations and constant temperature. And also, this paper gives mathematical analysis, design and operation of converter and MPPT techniques. In addition, steady state and dynamic performance of MPPT techniques are also analysed. The simulations are performed under MATLAB/Simulink environment.

Keywords: DC-DC converter; photovoltaic module; PV; maximum power point tracking; MPPT; perturb and observe; P&O; incremental and conductance; IC; fuzzy logic controller; FL; neuro-fuzzy; NF.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICA.2018.095812

International Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications, 2018 Vol.9 No.4, pp.230 - 240

Received: 24 Mar 2018
Accepted: 07 Aug 2018
Published online: 22 Oct 2018 *

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