Performance analysis of MPPT algorithms for enhancing the efficiency of SPV power generation system: A simulation study

Author

Chairma Lakshmi, K.R. ; Shankar, K. ; Thangaraj, M. ; Abudhahir, A.

Author_Institution

Nat. Eng. Coll., Kovilpatti, India

fYear

2013

fDate

7-9 Jan. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the performance of two popular Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms, namely Modified Perturb and Observe (P&O) and Incremental Conductance (IncCond) algorithm, by simulation method. The purpose of this analysis is to adopt one of the MPPT algorithms for improving the performance of solar photovoltaic (SPV) power generation system. The performance of SPV power generation system is affected by irradiance, temperature of panel and load. The parameters for simulation of solar panel and other associated blocks were built based on researchers´ geographical location. The results of simulation done in MATLAB/Simulink environment show that the performance of IncCond algorithm performs better than Modified P&O algorithm.

Keywords

maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; solar power stations; IncCond algorithm; MATLAB-Simulink environment; MPPT algorithms; P&O algorithm; SPV power generation system; efficiency enhancement; geographical location; incremental conductance algorithm; irradiance; load temperature; maximum power point tracking algorithms; modified perturb and observe algorithm; panel temperature; performance analysis; simulation method; solar panel; solar photovoltaic power generation system; MATLAB; Photovoltaic cells; Radio access networks; Renewable energy sources; Efficiency; MPPT; SPV; Simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Trends in VLSI, Embedded System, Nano Electronics and Telecommunication System (ICEVENT), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tiruvannamalai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5300-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEVENT.2013.6496530

Filename

6496530