2016•Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Open access

Design and Analysis of Standalone PV based Boost Converter With P & O MPPT Technique

Priyanka Yadav, Menka Dubey

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This paper deals with the design and analysis of standalone solar PV based boost converter with P& O (Perturb and Observe) MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) Techniques. An intermediate converter can therefore increase efficiency by matching the PV system to the load and by operating the solar cell arrays at their maximum power point. MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) controller is used for extracting the maximum power from the solar PV module. P&O (Perturb and Observe) MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) is used because of simple implementations. The proposed converter system results in low ripple content, which improves the array performance. Solar PV stand–alone system with boost converter is modeled in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment using the sim power system toolboxes. The performance of the proposed system is obtained in both dynamic and steady states.

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Key concepts: Maximum power point tracking, Maximum power principle, Photovoltaic system, Boost converter, Control theory (sociology), Power (physics), Buck–boost converter, Solar micro-inverter