Title :
Photovoltaic maximum power point tracking for mobile applications
Author :
Ridge, A.N. ; Amaratunga, G.A.J.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
The photovoltaic maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm based on incremental conductance is found to have an error mode which prevents its normal operation under conditions of rapidly changing/oscillating solar input (insolation). An enhancement to the algorithm is investigated and experimentally evaluated. It can be readily added around an existing MPPT algorithm to enable it to be used more reliably in mobile applications.
Keywords :
maximum power point trackers; power supplies to apparatus; solar cells; MPPT algorithm; error mode; incremental conductance; insolation; mobile applications; normal operation; photovoltaic maximum power point tracking; solar input;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.2479
