Stability analysis of FPGA based perturb and observe method MPPT charge controller for solar PV system

• Published in: 2013 Students Conference on Engineering and Systems (SCES) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Saini, T., Raveendhra, D., Thakur, P.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.2013
• Subjects: DC-DC Boost converter; Field programmable gate arrays; FPGA; Mathematical model; MATLAB; Maximum power point trackers; MPPT; P&O method; Photovoltaic systems; Power conditioning; Solar; solar PV module
• ISBN: 146735628X; 9781467356282
• DOI: 10.1109/SCES.2013.6547545

In recent years, renewable energy sources have become most popular day by day to generate electrical energy. Among all other types of renewable energy sources, solar is one of the best alternatives for conventional sources as it offers more advantages. This paper is mainly concentrated on the area of charge controller in solar PV power conditioning system. In this paper, a P&O method MPPT charge controller is designed and it is converted into digital domain to use in FPGA. Compared to analog controllers, digital controller offers more advantages like high accuracy, less effected by noise etc., MPPT charge controller is designed to perform 1) to convert the variable DC electrical energy which is coming from solar into fixed DC and 2) to track the maximum power from the solar PV module under all operating conditions. This fixed DC can be used to feed the DC loads or charge the batteries.