MPPT Techniques - A Review

Over the years, several means of electrical power generation have been in place ranging from wood, coal, to fuel. All these means have at its point served purpose at the needed time. This work presents the historical research of solar power in space, an insight into some literature pertaining to Solar Power Satellite (SPS) and Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) and an insight into the working principle of solar power generation was presented. It was observed that despite the various prospects that were identified by the various researchers less attention was paid to the means of enhancing the range of transmission of solar power satellite

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Toward the Realization of Space Solar Power Generation Systems with Microwave Power Transmission Technologies

The Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan ◽

10.1541/ieejjournal.139.516 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 139 (8) ◽

pp. 516-518

Author(s):

Yoshihiro BABA ◽

Masahiro FUKUYAMA ◽

Tokuya TANAKA

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Microwave Power ◽

Solar Power ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Solar Power Generation ◽

Space Solar Power ◽

Power Generation Systems

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Optimal reconstruction of measurements in electrical power transmission and distribution systems

Proceedings of the 17th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities and Communities” ◽

10.18687/laccei2019.1.1.468 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Franklin Alfredo Cabezas Huerta ◽

Fermin Rafael Cabezas Soldevilla

Keyword(s):

Distribution Systems ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Optimal Reconstruction ◽

Transmission And Distribution

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Synchronized Operation of Grid Power, Solar Power, and Battery for Smart Energy Management

Handbook of Research on Power and Energy System Optimization - Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3935-3.ch008 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 255-291 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pawan Kumar ◽

Dip V. Thanki

Keyword(s):

Energy Demand ◽

Solar Array ◽

Solar Arrays ◽

Load Demand ◽

Perturb And Observe ◽

Smart Energy Management ◽

Site Evaluation ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Solar Powered ◽

Power Point

This chapter gives details of solar photovoltaic, starting from its general pros and cons. It covers the basics of site evaluation when installing a solar powered plant and various ways to overcome the uncertainties in the predicted output of the solar arrays. The efficiency of the plant can be improved with the help of maximum power point tracker (MPPT), which works on algorithms based on perturb and observe, incremental conductance, constant voltage, etc. The output of the solar PV arrays can be utilized more effectively by integrating it with grid to supply ac loads. This integration requires a power conditioning system (PCS), enabling smooth operation. Continuity of supply can be maintained by having a battery backup, for the time when both grid and solar array fail to meet the load demand. Such a system can have wide range of applications and has the potential to meet the energy demand.

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Synchronized Operation of Grid Power, Solar Power, and Battery for Smart Energy Management

10.4018/978-1-6684-3666-0.ch056 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1231-1267

Author(s):

Pawan Kumar ◽

Dip V. Thanki

Keyword(s):

Energy Demand ◽

Solar Array ◽

Solar Arrays ◽

Load Demand ◽

Perturb And Observe ◽

Smart Energy Management ◽

Site Evaluation ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Solar Powered ◽

Power Point

This chapter gives details of solar photovoltaic, starting from its general pros and cons. It covers the basics of site evaluation when installing a solar powered plant and various ways to overcome the uncertainties in the predicted output of the solar arrays. The efficiency of the plant can be improved with the help of maximum power point tracker (MPPT), which works on algorithms based on perturb and observe, incremental conductance, constant voltage, etc. The output of the solar PV arrays can be utilized more effectively by integrating it with grid to supply ac loads. This integration requires a power conditioning system (PCS), enabling smooth operation. Continuity of supply can be maintained by having a battery backup, for the time when both grid and solar array fail to meet the load demand. Such a system can have wide range of applications and has the potential to meet the energy demand.

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Single event latch-up detection for nano-satellite external solar radiation mitigation system

Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics ◽

10.11591/eei.v10i1.2488 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 39-45

Author(s):

Norsuzila Yaa’cob ◽

Muhammad Fauzan Ayob ◽

Noraisyah Tajudin ◽

Murizah Kassim ◽

Azita Laily Yusof

Keyword(s):

Solar Radiation ◽

Integrated Circuit ◽

Peak Power ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Rechargeable Batteries ◽

Single Event Upset ◽

Single Event ◽

Solar Arrays ◽

Detection Analysis ◽

Latch Up

This paper presents the single event latch-up (SEL) detection for nano-satellite external solar radiation mitigation system. In this study, the SEL detection analysis was conducted using circuit test and simulation. An electrical power subsystem (EPS) is a part of all CubeSat bus subsystems and it comprises solar arrays, rechargeable batteries, and a power control and distribution unit (PCDU). In order to extract the maximum power generated by the solar arrays, a peak power tracking topology is required. This may lead to the SEL with the presence of high voltage produced by solar. To overcome the SEL problems, the circuit test and simulation must be done so that the flow of SEL will be easily detected and mitigate. The method that been used are by using microcontroller, the SEL will be created in the certain time. The programable integrated circuit (PIC) are used to mitigate SEL effect. It indicates that, the SEL occur very fast in certain time. When the simulation is conducted by using SPENVIS, the result shows, only single event upset (SEU) was affected on UiTMSAT-1.

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Optimization of Operational Large-Scale (Cyber) Attacks by a Combinational Approach

International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism ◽

10.4018/ijcwt.2017070103 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 29-43

Author(s):

Éric Filiol ◽

Cécilia Gallais

Keyword(s):

Distribution System ◽

Large Scale ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Vertex Cover ◽

Electrical Power ◽

The United States ◽

Cyber Attacks ◽

Attack Scenario ◽

Critical Components ◽

Transmission And Distribution

Recent attacks against critical infrastructures have shown that it is possible to take down an entire infrastructure by targeting only a few of its components. To prevent or minimize the effects of this kind of attacks, it is necessary to identify these critical components whose disruption, damage or destruction can lead to the paralysis of an infrastructure. This paper shows that the identification of critical components can be made thanks to a particular pattern of the graph theory: the vertex cover. To illustrate how the vertex cover can be useful for the identification of critical components, the electrical power transmission and distribution system of the United States is used as an example. It is shown how it is possible to build an attack scenario against an infrastructure with the results of a vertex cover algorithm.

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Influence of Power Conditioning on the Optimization of Energy Harvesting Systems

Volume 1: 22nd Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/detc2009-87028 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen G. Burrow ◽

Lindsay R. Clare

Keyword(s):

Energy Harvesting ◽

Peak Power ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Load Resistance ◽

Maximum Power ◽

Power Conditioning ◽

Harvesting Systems ◽

Converter Topology ◽

Power Point

Energy harvesting systems have components in both mechanical and electrical domains and in order to optimize the design of the overall system, the effect of practical electrical power conditioning sub-systems on the mechanical operation of the harvester must be taken into account. From basic considerations of a linear energy harvester it is shown that, for optimum mass displacement, the effective load resistance presented to the harvester by the power conditioning circuitry should be equal to or less than the load resistance at the peak power point. Further consideration reveals that peak power per volume may occur at an operating point different to that at which maximum power is achieved. The commonly available building blocks of the power conditioning system have characteristics that make it impossible to operate the harvester in a stable manner in the optimum region, and more complex techniques of maximum power tracking may consume excessive quiescent power and are only valid if maximum power is required at all times. The discussion is illustrated by numerical simulations. Finally a converter topology is described and realized, using discrete components, that goes some way to addressing these issues.

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