A Review on Favourable Maximum Power Point Tracking Systems in Solar Energy Application
Abstract: This paper reviews
different types of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques for solar
photovoltaic (PV) application. Since the PV output power is known affected by
sun radiation and temperature, it is necessary to search for an effective
method for extracting maximum amount of power from PV cell/modules. In this
study, a total of seven control algorithms were selected, comprising the most
popular methods among the established techniques. A comparison in terms of
convergence speed, complexity, as well as the basic concept of each method had
been carried out for future reference. Based on the accessible simulation
results, modified Perturb and Observe (P&O) method had shown its
effectiveness for obtaining actual maximum power point while solving major drawbacks
of the conventional P&O. This paper also discusses typical solar MPPT
system, including the pros and cons of each part of the system.
Keywords: maximum power point
tracking, perturb and observe algorithm, solar energy, solar photovoltaic
Author: Awang Jusoh, Tole
Sutikno, Tan Kar Guan, Saad Mekhilef
Journal Code: jptkomputergg140019
