This paper proposes a novel optimal current given (OCG) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control strategy based on the theory of power feedback and hill climb searching (HCS) for a permanent magnet direct drive wind energy conversion system (WECS). The presented strategy not only has the advantages of not needing the wind speed and wind turbine characteristics of the traditional HCS method, ...

Due to global energy crisis and severe environmental pollution, the photovoltaic (PV) system has become one of the most important renewable energy sources. Many previous studies on solar charger integrated system only focus on load charge control or switching Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and charge control modes. This study used two-stage system, which allows the overall portable solar e...

Abstract: In order to harvest photovoltaic energy efficiently, several methods exist, yet most of them failed to address the issues related to extract the maximum power under rapidly changing solar irradiance conditions. In conventional incremental conductance, large step size reduces tracking time but oscillation remains around maximum power point (MPP). However, small step size reduces the os...

Renewable energy sources, especially solar photovoltaic systems (PV) are gaining popularity as the demand for electrical energy is increasing day by day. They can act as a voltage source feeding the power circuit. This work aims in utilising the PV system as a voltage source for a cascaded five level inverter. Further the performance of the PV panel fed cascaded multilevel inverter is analysed ...

In this paper the authors have developed an isolated network for very low voltage (VLV) decentralized energy production and storage based on renewable energy (hybrid system: photovoltaic and wind). An energy based model of stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-wind generating system is presented, using bond graph approach. An equivalent average modeling of a hybrid photovoltaic-wind generating system...

The main objective of this research work is to implement and compare four control methods, i.e., PWM with periodic carrier, Zero voltage switching, Zero Current switching, chaotic PWM with chaotic carrier in terms of their performance in suppressing ripples, reducing peaky electromagnetic inference and increasing converter conversion efficiency in MPPT circuits of the solar PV powered Cuk conve...

Maximization of power from a solar photovoltaic (PV) module is of special interest as the efficiency of the solar PV system is very low. A maximum power point tracker (MPPT) is needed to operate the PV array at its maximum power point. The present work describes the design and implementation of a MPPT for the solar PV array connected to a resistive load. The design consists of a dc-dc boost con...