Experimental evaluation of adaptive maximum power point tracking for a standalone photovoltaic system

Chitta Saha*, Anya Ihechiluru* (Corresponding / Lead Author)

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    Abstract

    The adaptability of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a solar PV system is important for integration to a microgrid. Depending on what fixed step-size the MPPT controller implements, there is an impact on settling time to reach the maximum power point (MPP) and the steady state operation for conventional tracking techniques. This paper presents experimental results of an adaptive tracking technique based on Perturb and Observe (P&O) and Incremental Conductance (IC) for standalone Photovoltaic (PV) systems under uniform irradiance and partial shading conditions. Analysis and verification of measured and MATLAB/Simulink simulation results have been carried out. The adaptive tracking technique splits the operational region of the solar PV’s power–voltage characteristic curve into four and six operational sectors to understand the MPP response and stability of the technique. By implementing …
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to) pp. 835-853
    JournalJournal of Energy Systems
    Volume13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - Apr 2021

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