TY - GEN
T1 - Iterative model-based Maximum Power Point Tracker for photovoltaic panels
AU - Faifer, Marco
AU - Cristaldi, Loredana
AU - Toscani, Sergio
AU - Soulatiantork, Payam
AU - Rossi, Marco
PY - 2015/7/6
Y1 - 2015/7/6
N2 - Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques are used to maintain the photovoltaic (PV) panel operating point near its maximum power point (MPP). In general, the location of the MPP on the V-I plane is not known, but it can be reached, either through a-priori knowledge or by search algorithms. Lots of tracking algorithms have been presented in literature, and in the last years the focus has been moved on improving the performance during rapid changes without sacrificing the efficiency in steady state conditions. Model-based (MB) MPPT techniques guarantees excellent dynamic performance, since they locate MPP directly from a model of the PV panel in the present operating conditions, which are represented by solar radiation and temperature. In a recent paper the authors have presented a new approach to MPPT for PV panels which do not require a direct measurement of the solar radiation. In this work it will be shown how a simpler model can be employed to track MPP using an iterative technique. This method has been validated through experimentation.
AB - Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques are used to maintain the photovoltaic (PV) panel operating point near its maximum power point (MPP). In general, the location of the MPP on the V-I plane is not known, but it can be reached, either through a-priori knowledge or by search algorithms. Lots of tracking algorithms have been presented in literature, and in the last years the focus has been moved on improving the performance during rapid changes without sacrificing the efficiency in steady state conditions. Model-based (MB) MPPT techniques guarantees excellent dynamic performance, since they locate MPP directly from a model of the PV panel in the present operating conditions, which are represented by solar radiation and temperature. In a recent paper the authors have presented a new approach to MPPT for PV panels which do not require a direct measurement of the solar radiation. In this work it will be shown how a simpler model can be employed to track MPP using an iterative technique. This method has been validated through experimentation.
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Modeling
KW - Parameter estimation
KW - Photovoltaic cells
KW - Solar energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938833704&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/I2MTC.2015.7151456
DO - 10.1109/I2MTC.2015.7151456
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84938833704
SN - 978-1-4799-6114-6
VL - 2015-July
T3 - 2015 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) Proceedings
SP - 1273
EP - 1278
BT - 2015 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference - The "Measurable" of Tomorrow: Providing a Better Perspective on Complex Systems, I2MTC 2015 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
CY - Palazzo dei CongressiPisa
T2 - 2015 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2015
Y2 - 11 May 2015 through 14 May 2015
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