Abstract
This paper represents a Fuzzy Logic (FL) based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controller for a PV array. The proposed controller is aimed at adjusting the duty cycle of the DC-DC converter switch to track the maximum power of a PV array. MATLAB/Simulink is used to develop and design the PV array system equiped with the proposed MPPT controller. The developed model has been examined under different operating conditions. The performance of the proposed controller has been compared with conventional ones. The results show that the proposed controller is able to track the MPP in a shorter time with less fluctuations. In addition, the robustness of the proposed controller has been confirmed in the rapidly changing irradiation conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 242 |
| Pages (from-to) | 146-151 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2013, European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ). All rights reserved.
Keywords
- DC-DC boost converter
- Fuzzy Logic
- MPPT
- Maximum power point tracking
- PV system
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
