Abstracto

Load Controlled Adaptive P&O MPPT Controller PV Energy Systems

L R Shanmugasundaram , K Sarbham

A adaptive pert urb and observe (P&O) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm is proposed to track the maximum power under sudden changes in irradiance. The proposed method consists of three algorithms, namely current perturbation algorithm (CPA), adaptive control algorithm (ACA), and variable perturbation algorithm (VPA). CPA always tries to operate the photovoltaic (PV panel at maximum power point (MPP). ACA sets the operating point closer to MPP, only if the operating limits are violated. These operating limits are expressed in terms of the operating current range of the PV panel and the sudden changes in irradiance. The perturbation size based on polarity of change in power.VPA is dynamically reduced.