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A new perturb and observe MPPT algorithm based on two steps variable voltage control Hussain Attia; Suleyman Ulusoy
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 12, No 4: December 2021
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v12.i4.pp2201-2208

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Based on the fact that the effectiveness of perturb and observe algorithm in a maximum power point tracking maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in a photovoltaic array is a tradeoff between the tracking speed during the transient response and the oscillation around the stable level during the steady state response. To have a high tracking speed, incremental step should be high, but this high incremental step increases the oscillation level around the steady level of MPPT, whereas adopting low incremental step reduces the algorithm response time but improve the response during the steady state condition. This paper presents a new perturb and observe algorithm based on two step variable control for MPPT applications. A two variable incremental step control is proposed to gain the merit of high step for guaranteeing a fast response during tracking process, and also for guaranteeing the merit of low oscillation during the steady state working condition through adopting a low step during steady state response. The effectiveness of the proposal is proved by the analysis of the simulation results via MATLAB/Simulink software, and by the comparison of the simulation results with a conventional perturb and observe MPPT algorithm.
Intelligent maximum power point tracker enhanced by sliding mode control Hussain Attia; Ahmad Elkhateb
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 13, No 2: June 2022
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v13.i2.pp1037-1046

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In solar photovoltaic systems applications, the maximum power point tracker has been involved for different purposes to support their performance. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) works on growing the obtained electricity from the solar photovoltaic energy and consequently increases the quantity of the delivered electrical power from the photovoltaic (PV) system. Relying on this point, this paper introduces an intelligent tracker to guarantee the MPP working condition for a small size 150 W stand-alone PV system. In this study, an intelligent algorithm is proposed to have a fast and accurate tracker. Moreover, a robust sliding mode controller is inserted for improving the performance of a direct current (DC-DC) boost converter. The converter is working in a continuous conduction mode operation to enhances the MPP tracker. Simulink of MATLAB is adopted to implement the system. The results of the simulated tracker are evaluated comparatively based on the artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm with and without inserting the sliding mode (SM) controller for different light intensity trends and levels. Simulation results analyzed and confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed tracker.