DocumentCode
1911087
Title
A Maximum Power Point Tracker Control of a Photovoltaic System
Author
Szabados, Barna ; Wu, Fangnan
Author_Institution
McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON
fYear
2008
fDate
12-15 May 2008
Firstpage
1074
Lastpage
1079
Abstract
Due the low utilization factor of photovoltaic arrays it is essential to extract the power through a converter that maximizes the operating point which varies with temperature and irradiance. In this paper we analyze the performance of the most recent Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithms. A new algorithm is proposed as the Adaptive Hill Climbing method. This new method is evaluated in controlled conditions in the laboratory. An outdoor experiment is also presented, showing the considerable improvement in performance over all the other methods.
Keywords
photovoltaic power systems; power system control; adaptive hill climbing method; maximum power point tracker control; photovoltaic system; Control systems; Equivalent circuits; Lighting; P-n junctions; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Transducers; Voltage; Adaptive Hill Climbing; Maximum Power Point Tracking; Photovoltaic Array Control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location
Victoria, BC
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1540-3
Electronic_ISBN
1091-5281
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547198
Filename
4547198
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