The Maximum Power Point Tracking for PV systems: Introduction to the Input Characteristic Impedance method

Author

Zanotti, J.W. ; dos Santos, Walbermark M. ; Martins, D.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianopolis, Brazil

fYear

2014

fDate

24-27 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Most Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques for Photovoltaic (PV) systems require one or more of the following sensors: voltage sensor, current sensor, temperature sensor, solar irradiance sensor. This paper introduces a new MPPT control algorithm called Input Characteristic Impedance (ICI) method which uses just a single voltage sensor. The method is based on the maximum power transfer theorem, where the Input Characteristic Impedance of the DC-DC converter is modified to reach the Maximum Power Point (MPP). This technique can be applied to any DC-DC converter like Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Cúk, SEPIC and Zeta, and to validate the new proposal the last was chosen.

Keywords

electric sensing devices; maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; temperature sensors; DC-DC converter; ICI method; MPPT control algorithm; MPPT techniques; PV systems; current sensor; input characteristic impedance method; maximum power point tracking; maximum power transfer theorem; photovoltaic systems; single voltage sensor; solar irradiance sensor; temperature sensor; DC-DC power converters; Impedance; Mathematical model; Maximum power point trackers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature sensors; Current Sensorless; ICI; MPPT; PV System; Zeta DC-DC Converter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Galway

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDG.2014.6878686

Filename

6878686