Open AccessDesign and Analysis of SEPIC Converter Based MPPT for Solar PV Module with CPWM
Author(s) -
J. R. Maglin,
R. Ramesh,
M. Vaigundamoorthi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of electrical engineering and technology/journal of electrical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.226
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2093-7423
pISSN - 1975-0102
DOI - 10.5370/jeet.2014.9.4.1269
Subject(s) - duty cycle , maximum power point tracking , pulse width modulation , photovoltaic system , control theory (sociology) , maximum power principle , voltage , boost converter , power (physics) , computer science , engineering , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , control (management) , physics , quantum mechanics , inverter , artificial intelligence
The main objective of this paper is to design DC-DC MPPT circuit using chaotic pulse width modulation to track maximum power from solar PV module for space application. The direct control method of tracking is used to extract maximum power. The nominal duty cycle of the main switch of DC-DC SEPIC converter is adjusted so that the solar panel output impedance is equal to the input resistance of the SEPIC converter which results better spectral performance in the tracked voltages when compared to conventional PWM control. The conversion efficiency of the proposed MPPT system is increased when CPWM is used as a control scheme