Title :
An Analytical Solution for Tracking Photovoltaic Module MPP
Author :
Farivar, Ghias ; Asaei, Behzad ; Mehrnami, Siamak
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
In this paper, a new method for estimating the maximum power point (MPP) of a solar array based on its characteristic equation is introduced. The proposed method is simple fast and returns the MPP accurately. Moreover, the sensitivity of the introduced scheme to the model parameters is analyzed. Finally, the practicability of the proposed method is demonstrated by both simulation and experimental results on REC-AE220 solar modules.
Keywords :
maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic cells; solar cell arrays; MPP photovoltaic module tracking; REC-AE220 solar modules; maximum power point; model parameters; solar array; Analytical solution; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); photovoltaic; solar array;
Journal_Title :
Photovoltaics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2250332
