Modeling and design of MPPT controller for a PV module using PSCAD/EMTDC

Author

Gupta, Rajesh ; Gupta, Gaurang ; Kastwar, Dharmendra ; Hussain, Amir ; Ranjan, Hars

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., M. N. Nat. Inst. of Technol., Allahabad, India

fYear

2010

fDate

11-13 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents a modeling of photovoltaic (PV) module in PSCAD/EMTDC and design of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) using boost converter. The model can be used for simulation studies of grid interface applications using voltage source converter in the PSCAD. The validity of the PV model developed has been verified using the set of data collected experimentally. In order to extract maximum power from the PV module the boost converter can be controlled through the Hill Top algorithm. All the simulation study has been done in the PSCAD/EMTDC simulation software.

Keywords

maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; power generation control; power grids; power system CAD; Hill Top algorithm; MPPT controller; PSCAD-EMTDC simulation software; PV module; boost converter; grid interface application; maximum power point tracking; photovoltaic module; voltage source converter; Converters; EMTDC; Load modeling; PSCAD; Photovoltaic cells; Resistance; Temperature; Boost Converter; Hill Top algorithm; PSCAD/EMTDC; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); photovoltaic (PV) module;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT Europe), 2010 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Gothenburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8508-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8509-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGTEUROPE.2010.5638880

Filename

5638880