Title :
PV powered soft switched boost converter using MPPT control
Author :
Simon, Stefan ; Das, Joydeep
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Rajagiri Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Kochi, India
Abstract :
This paper introduces a fully soft switched boost converter powered from a solar panel. The new converter topology adds an auxiliary network to the conventional boost converter. This network includes one inductor, one capacitor, one diode and one switch. In this converter, the turned on and turned off process of all the switches are either at zero current or at zero voltage. A Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithm is used to control this converter. By using this algorithm the ineffectiveness of solar panel during partially shaded conditions can be eliminated. This paper uses Incremental Conductance Maximum Power Point Tacking algorithm.
Keywords :
maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; zero current switching; MPPT control; fully soft switched boost converter; incremental conductance maximum power point tacking; maximum power point tracking algorithm; photovoltaic powered soft switched boost converter; solar panel; Capacitors; Magnetics; Maximum power point trackers; Switches; Switching circuits; Topology; Incremental Conductance(INC); Maximum Power Point (MPP); Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT); Perturb and Observe (P&O);
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Research Areas: Magnetics, Machines and Drives (AICERA/iCMMD), 2014 Annual International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kottayam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5201-4
DOI :
10.1109/AICERA.2014.6908250
