A novel photovoltaic maximum power point tracker for battery charging applications

This paper proposes a novel MPPT algorithm mainly for battery charging applications which are considered constant voltage type loads. This is achieved mainly with output current maximization. This technique benefits from advantages such as very simple current controller and also circuit topology independency. This provides high efficiency for energy conversion with low cost for low power, low cost applications. A new hybrid PV model is introduced for simulation purposes. Finally, simulation results will be provided confirming the validity of the algorithm.