In this paper, an improved maximum power point (MPP) tracking (MPPT) with better performance based on voltage-oriented control (VOC) is proposed to solve a fastchanging irradiation problem. In VOC, a cascaded control structure with an outer dc link voltage control loop and an inner current control loop is used. The currents are controlled in a synchronous orthogonal d, q frame using a decoupled...

This paper explains Design, simulation and implementation of Perturb and Observe (P&O) Fuzzy Based control of DC-DC Converter in Photo-Voltaic (PV) System. A standalone PV system connected to a Boost converter with a resistive load and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is modeled and implemented. A battery is used for storage purpose. The simulations were done in MATLAB/SIMULINK Environment. ...

In this paper, we present and demonstrate a rotational energy harvesting generator and a method to improve its power density at low operational speeds. The electro-mechanical behavior of the generator is described using direct current (DC) motor theory. Reported results from a previously designed and tested maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuit are discussed. The effects of imposing a cur...

In a wind farm, the upstream wind turbine may cause power loss to the downstream wind turbines due to the wake effect. Meanwhile, the energy production is determined by the power generation and the lifetime of the wind turbine. In this paper, an optimal active power control method is proposed to maximize the energy production of wind farms by considering the wake effect and the lifetime of wind...

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is used in photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize the photovoltaic array output power, irrespective of the temperature and irradiation conditions and of the load electrical characteristics. A new MPPT system has been developed, consisting of a Buck-type dc/dc converter, which is controlled by a microcontroller-based unit. The main difference between the method...

This paper presents a practical variation of extremum seeking (ES) that guarantees asymptotic convergence through a Lyapunov-based switching scheme (Lyap-ES). Traditional ES methods enter a limit cycle around the optimum. Lyap-ES converges to the optimum by exponentially decaying the perturbation signal once the system enters a neighborhood around the extremum. As a case study, we consider maxi...

An intelligent control of photovoltaics is necessary to ensure fast response and high efficiency under different weather conditions. This is often arduous to accomplish using traditional linear controllers, as photovoltaic systems are nonlinear and contain several uncertainties. Based on the analysis of the existing literature of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques, a high performanc...

ISSN: 2319-1112 /V3N1: 36-46 ©IJAEEE Abstract—Application with renewable energy sources such as solar cell array, wind turbines and diesel generator have increased significantly during the past decade. To obtain the clean energy, the hybrid solar–wind power generation is used. Consumers prefer quality of power from suppliers. The quality of power can be measured by using parameters such as volt...

Solar photovoltaic (SPV) power systems can be employed as electrical power sources to meet the daily residential energy needs of rural areas that have no access to grid systems. In view of this, a standalone SPV powered air cooling system is proposed in this paper, which constitutes a dc-dc boost converter, two voltage source inverters (VSI) connected to two brushless dc (BLDC) motors which are...

This article proposes a highly efficient Time-Based Maximum-Power-Point-Tracking (TB-MPPT) integrated-circuit. Conventional TB-MPPT circuit shows unstable status (oscillation) near the Maximum Power Point (MPP), which causes degradation of overall power tracking efficiency. To overcome this critical issue, proposed separates operation into two periods, and it utilizes convergence range averagin...