• DocumentCode
    2596410
  • Title

    Multiple solar panels maximum power point tracking using the output current

  • Author

    Jiang, Yuncong ; Abu Qahouq, Jaber A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    This paper focuses on developing an MPPT controller suitable for multiple PV panel maximum power points tracking. In the presented PV system MPPT controller, instead of sensing both the voltage and current from the PV panel, only the output current of the power converter following the solar array is sensed and used as the control variable in the P&O algorithm. This results in reduced cost and size. The controlled operation is tested and verified experimentally by using a proof-of-concept laboratory prototype.
  • Keywords
    maximum power point trackers; power convertors; solar cells; MPPT controller; P&O algorithm; PV panel; maximum power point tracking; output current; power converter; solar panels; MPPT; Maximum Power; PV system; Perturb and Observe Algorithm; Photovoltaic; Power Converter; Solar Energy; Tracking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC), 2011 IEEE 33rd International
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam
  • ISSN
    2158-5210
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1249-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2158-5210
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INTLEC.2011.6099864
  • Filename
    6099864
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2596410