Banes and Boons of Perturb & Observe, Incremental Conductance and Modified Regula Falsi Methods for Sustainable PV Energy Generation
Abstract
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) optimizes overall power generation in photovoltaic (PV) applications. The voltagepowercharacteristics of PV array operating under variable irradiance and temperature conditions exhibit numerous localmaximum power points (MPP). This paper presents the optimization method of MPP tracking, based on the modified RegulaFalsi method (MRFM). Results of this method are compared with the conventional perturb & observe (P&O) method and theincremental conductance (IC) method. The modified Regula Falsi method has better convergence, lower oscillation time, lesspower loss and enhanced output power than the other two methods. To obtain a stable voltage from a solar array, a DC-DCCuk converter is used. It can step-up and step-down the voltage level according to load requirement. Results have beenverified on the MATLAB platform in variable environmental conditions.References
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method for maximum power point in microgrid standalone photovoltaic
system. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 26(4):1022–1030,
2011.
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Overview of maximum power point tracking control methods for pv systems.
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 2014(2 (8)):59–72,
2014.
[4] Ioan Viorel Banu, R˘azvan Beniug˘ a, and Marcel Istrate. Comparative
analysis of the perturb-and-observe and incremental conductance
mppt methods. In Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE),
2013 8th International Symposium on, pages 1–4. IEEE, 2013.
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with mppt technique. International journal of innovative research
in electrical, electronics, instrumentation and control engineering, 1(4):
161–167, 2013.
[6] I William Christopher and R Ramesh. Comparative study of p&o and
inc mppt algorithms. American Journal of Engineering Research, 2
(12):402–408, 2013.
[7] Seunghyun Chun and Alexis Kwasinski. Analysis of classical rootfinding
methods applied to digital maximum power point tracking for
sustainable photovoltaic energy generation. IEEE Transactions on
Power Electronics, 26(12):3730–3743, 2011.
[8] Seunghyun Chun and Alexis Kwasinski. Modified regula falsi optimization
method approach to digital maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic
application. In Applied Power Electronics Conference and
Exposition (APEC), 2011 Twenty-Sixth Annual IEEE, pages 280–286.
IEEE, 2011.
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solar pv system with high-gain high-efficiency dc–dc converter power
stages. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 51(6):4718–4728,
2015.
[10] Moumita Das and Vivek Agarwal. Design and analysis of a highefficiency
dc–dc converter with soft switching capability for renewable
energy applications requiring high voltage gain. IEEE Transactions on
Industrial Electronics, 63(5):2936–2944, 2016.
[11] Trishan Esram and Patrick L Chapman. Comparison of photovoltaic
array maximum power point tracking techniques. IEEE Transactions
on energy conversion, 22(2):439–449, 2007.
[12] Nicola Femia, Giovanni Petrone, Giovanni Spagnuolo, and Massimo
Vitelli. A technique for improving p&o mppt performances of doublestage
grid-connected photovoltaic systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial
Electronics, 56(11):4473–4482, 2009.
[13] N Fermia, D Granozio, G Petrone, and M Vitelli. Predictive & adaptive
mppt perturb and observe method. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace
and Electronic Systems, 43(3):934–950, 2007.
[14] Joonhyun Kim and Alexis Kwasinski. Maximum power point tracking for
multiple photovoltaic modules using root-finding methods. In Energy
Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2014 IEEE, pages 9–
16. IEEE, 2014.
[15] Tey Kok Soon, Saad Mekhilef, and Azadeh Safari. Simple and low cost
incremental conductance maximum power point tracking using buckboost
converter. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 5(2):
023106, 2013.
[16] Rajan Kumar and Bhim Singh. Solar pv array fed cuk converter-vsi
controlled bldc motor drive for water pumping. In Power India International
Conference (PIICON), 2014 6th IEEE, pages 1–7. IEEE, 2014.
[17] Mahendra Lalwani, DP Kothari, and Mool Singh. Size optimization
of stand-alone photovoltaic system under local weather conditions in
india. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 1(4):
951–962, 2011.
[18] Rasoul Rahmani, Mohammadmehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Saad
Mekhilef, and Rubiyah Yusof. Implementation of fuzzy logic maximum
power point tracking controller for photovoltaic system. American Journal
of Applied Sciences, 10(3):209–218, 2013.
[19] Azadeh Safari and Saad Mekhilef. Simulation and hardware implementation
of incremental conductance mppt with direct control method
using cuk converter. IEEE transactions on industrial electronics, 58(4):
1154–1161, 2011.
[20] Dezso Sera, Laszlo Mathe, Tamas Kerekes, Sergiu Viorel Spataru, and
Remus Teodorescu. On the perturb-and-observe and incremental conductance
mppt methods for pv systems. IEEE journal of photovoltaics,
3(3):1070–1078, 2013.
[21] Yong Tian, Bizhong Xia, Zhihui Xu, and Wei Sun. Modified asymmetrical
variable step size incremental conductance maximum power point
tracking method for photovoltaic systems. Journal of Power Electronics,
14(1):156–164, 2014.
[22] Deepak Verma, Savita Nema, AM Shandilya, and Soubhagya K Dash.
Maximum power point tracking (mppt) techniques: Recapitulation in
solar photovoltaic systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
54:1018–1034, 2016.
[23] Weidong Xiao, Ammar Elnosh, Vinod Khadkikar, and Hatem Zeineldin.
Overview of maximum power point tracking technologies for photovoltaic
power systems. In IECON 2011-37th Annual Conference on
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, pages 3900–3905. IEEE, 2011.
Published
2017-02-27
How to Cite
GOPAL, YATINDRA et al.
Banes and Boons of Perturb & Observe, Incremental Conductance and Modified Regula Falsi Methods for Sustainable PV Energy Generation.
Journal of Power Technologies, [S.l.], v. 97, n. 1, p. 35--43, feb. 2017.
ISSN 2083-4195.
Available at: <https://papers.itc.pw.edu.pl/index.php/JPT/article/view/1023>. Date accessed: 16 apr. 2024.
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Keywords
Photovoltaic, Maximum power point tracking, Perturb & observe, Incremental conductance, Modified Regula Falsi method, Cuk converter
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