Open AccessA current sensor based adaptive step‐size MPPT with SEPIC converter for photovoltaic systems
Author(s) -
Kumar Vipin,
Ghosh Sandip,
Naidu N. K. Swami,
Kamal Shyam,
Saket R. K.,
Nagar S. K.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iet renewable power generation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.005
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1752-1424
pISSN - 1752-1416
DOI - 10.1049/rpg2.12091
Subject(s) - maximum power point tracking , photovoltaic system , control theory (sociology) , boost converter , computer science , maximum power principle , inductance , voltage , electronic engineering , engineering , inverter , electrical engineering , control (management) , artificial intelligence
Efficient maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is an important problem for renewable power generation from photovoltaic systems. In this work, a current sensor based MPPT algorithm using an adaptive step‐size for a single ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC) based solar photovoltaic system is proposed. Due to lower sensitivity of power to current perturbation as compared to the voltage one, such a scheme is shown to yield better efficiency at steady‐state. A new adaptation scheme is also proposed for faster convergence of the MPPT technique. Hence, the proposed scheme yields better transient as well as steady‐state performance. A prototype converter is used along with digital implementation of the proposed MPPT technique to demonstrate the superiority of the proposed algorithm over the fixed step‐size and voltage based ones. Simulation and experimental results corroborates the same.