Design Procedure to Convert a Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm into a Loop Control System

This paper presents a novel complete design procedure to convert a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm into a control system. The MPPT algorithm can be tuned by employing any control system design. In this paper, we adopted Bode diagrams using the criteria of module and phase as the power...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 15; p. 4550
Main Authors Brito, Moacyr A. G. de, Prado, Victor A., Batista, Edson A., Alves, Marcos G., Canesin, Carlos A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
Subjects
Adaptability
Algorithms
Alternative energy sources
control loops
Control systems
Control systems design
Controllers
Design
Design optimization
Energy harvesting
Energy resources
Equations of state
Incremental conductance
Maximum power tracking
MPPT
photovoltaic energy
Renewable resources
Small signal analysis
Transfer functions
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Summary:This paper presents a novel complete design procedure to convert a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm into a control system. The MPPT algorithm can be tuned by employing any control system design. In this paper, we adopted Bode diagrams using the criteria of module and phase as the power electronics specialists are habituated with such concepts. The MPPT control transfer functions were derived using the average state equations and small-signal analysis. The control loops were derived for power and voltage control loops. The design procedure was applied to the well-known perturb and observe (P&O) and incremental conductance (IC) algorithms, returning the P&O based on PI and IC based on PI algorithms. Such algorithms were evaluated through simulation and experimental results. Additionally, we showed that the proposed design methodology can optimize energy harvesting, allowing algorithms to have outstanding tracking factors (above 99%) and adaptability characteristics.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14154550