Distance laboratory for programming Maximum Power Point tracking of a photovoltaic module

Author(s):  
P. Bauer ◽  
R. Ionel
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuei-Hsiang Chao ◽  
Long-Yi Chang ◽  
Hsueh-Chien Liu

This study investigated the output characteristics of photovoltaic module arrays with partial module shading. Accordingly, we presented a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method that can effectively track the global optimum of multipeak curves. This method was based on particle swarm optimization (PSO). The concept of linear decreases in weighting was added to improve the tracking performance of the maximum power point tracker. Simulation results were used to verify that this method could successfully track maximum power points in the output characteristic curves of photovoltaic modules with multipeak values. The results also established that the performance of the modified PSO-based MPPT method was superior to that of conventional PSO methods.


2013 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
Ping Luo ◽  
Xia Fu Lv ◽  
Min Li

Photovoltaic (PV) system is one kind of important renewable energy source because of its pollution-free and inexhaustible nature. The efficiency of the PV is an important factor that will determine the output power. A maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control was discussed and was simulated based on PSIM. The result of simulation showed that this method was efficiently and quickly.


Maximum power point tracking is a method employed to produce the utmost power available from the photovoltaic module. To date, many algorithms for maximum power point tracking technique had been stated, every with its own capabilities. In this paper, a Luo converter with high-voltage conversion gain is employed to track photovoltaic panels at maximum power and to step up the voltage to a higher level. This work also aims to validate the performance of the maximum power point tracking system with Luo converter which utilizes incremental conductance techniques. Space vector modulation and sinusoidal pulse width modulations are the control techniques employed to control the three-phase voltage source converter. In order to measure the overall performance indices of the proposed system, a simulation is carried out in MATLAB / Simulink environment.


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