Title :
Feedback-linearised control of a solar power platform with nonlinear measurements
Author :
Agee, J.T. ; Jimoh, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Univ., Bauchi
Abstract :
The paper presents the design and simulation results of the input-state feedback-linearised control of a polar- axis solar tracking platform, capable of hosting ten 300 W solar photovoltaic panels. The controller reduced the settling time of the open-loop platform system from 105 seconds to 2 seconds. Compared with a linear controller we had designed for the same system, the new controller also minimized system accelerations.
Keywords :
feedback; linearisation techniques; nonlinear control systems; photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; feedback-linearised control; nonlinear measurements; open-loop platform system; polar-axis solar tracking platform; solar photovoltaic panels; solar power platform; Control systems; Costs; Hardware; Nonlinear control systems; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Open loop systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power measurement; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Feedback-linearization; Nonlinear measurements; Nonlinear systems; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON 2007
Conference_Location :
Windhoek
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0987-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0987-7
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2007.4401568
