Fuzzy optimisation of a photovoltaic installation

Author

Al Nufaie, L. ; Hafez, Amr Amin

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Shaqra Univ., AlDawdmi, Saudi Arabia

fYear

2014

fDate

8-10 April 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This article advises a number of fuzzy controls to regulate the performance of a Photovoltaic (PV) installation under normal/abnormal conditions. A simple fuzzy power management control was proposed to optimise the system operation, while fulfilling the requirements of the load. Moreover, a robust and simple fuzzy supervisory control allowing the reconfiguration of the installation in case of panel(s) failure was proposed. The fault advised supervisory approach maximises the harnessed solar power under fault and/or severe operating conditions. Comprehensive simulation results in Matlab environment were presented to validate the proposed controls.

Keywords

fuzzy control; fuzzy set theory; optimisation; photovoltaic power systems; power generation control; robust control; Matlab environment; PV installation; abnormal conditions; fault advised supervisory approach; fuzzy optimisation; fuzzy power management control; normal conditions; panel failure; photovoltaic installation; robust control; solar power; supervisory control; Failure; Fuzzy Supervisory; MPPT; Photovoltaic Installation; Remedy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014), 7th IET International Conference on

Conference_Location

Manchester

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-84919-815-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2014.0338

Filename

6836942