Title :
Analysis of a flexible and rugged photovoltaic-based power system
Author :
Le, Bin ; Kwasinski, Alexis
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Abstract :
This paper studies the operation of a multi-input boost converter powered by photovoltaic modules. Performance of ripple correlation control (RCC) and fuzzy logic control in tracking maximum power point are investigated through simulation. Both single panel operation and dual panel operations are analyzed to prove that they are controlled independently. A simple analog circuit implantation is tested with existing solar panels to verify the effectiveness of control.
Keywords :
fuzzy control; photovoltaic power systems; power convertors; solar cells; analog circuit implantation; dual panel operations; flexible photovoltaic-power system; fuzzy logic control; multiinput boost converter; ripple correlation control; rugged photovoltaic-power system; single panel operation; solar panels; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Computational modeling; DC-DC power converters; Digital control; Fuzzy logic; Photovoltaic systems; Power system analysis computing; Solar power generation; Voltage control; Multi-input boost converter; fuzzy logic control; ripple correlation control;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2008. INTELEC 2008. IEEE 30th International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2055-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2056-8
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.2008.4664074
