A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions

The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems depends directly on solar irradiation, so drastic variations in solar exposure will undoubtedly move its maximum power point (MPP). Furthermore, the presence of partial shading conditions (PSCs) generates local maximum power points (LMPPs) and one global m...

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Autores principales: Catalina González-Castaño, Carlos Restrepo, Javier Revelo-Fuelagán, Leandro L. Lorente-Leyva, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d2ef75a8becf417bb2b3b16b0e59ecb02021-11-11T18:16:59ZA Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions10.3390/math92127322227-7390https://doaj.org/article/d2ef75a8becf417bb2b3b16b0e59ecb02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/21/2732https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7390The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems depends directly on solar irradiation, so drastic variations in solar exposure will undoubtedly move its maximum power point (MPP). Furthermore, the presence of partial shading conditions (PSCs) generates local maximum power points (LMPPs) and one global maximum power point (GMPP) in the P-V characteristic curve. Therefore, a proper maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is crucial to increase PV system efficiency. There are classical, intelligent, optimal, and hybrid MPPT techniques; this paper presents a novel hybrid MPPT technique that combines Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting (SPF) and Perturbation and Observation (P&O) for solar PV generation under PSCs. The development of the experimental PV system has two stages: (i) Modeling the PV array with the DC-DC boost converter using a real-time and high-speed simulator (PLECS RT Box), (ii) and implementing the proposed GMPPT algorithm with the double-loop controller of the DC-DC boost converter in a commercial low-priced digital signal controller (DSC). According to the simulation and the experimental results, the suggested hybrid algorithm is effective at tracking the GMPP under both uniform and nonuniform irradiance conditions in six scenarios: (i) system start-up, (ii) uniform irradiance variations, (iii) sharp change of the (PSCs), (iv) multiple peaks in the P-V characteristic, (v) dark cloud passing, and (vi) light cloud passing. Finally, the experimental results—through the standard errors and the mean power tracked and tracking factor scores—proved that the proposed hybrid SPF-P&O MPPT technique reaches the convergence to GMPP faster than benchmark approaches when dealing with PSCs.Catalina González-CastañoCarlos RestrepoJavier Revelo-FuelagánLeandro L. Lorente-LeyvaDiego H. Peluffo-OrdóñezMDPI AGarticlemaximum power point trackingphotovoltaic systempartial shading conditionssurface-based polynomial fittingMathematicsQA1-939ENMathematics, Vol 9, Iss 2732, p 2732 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic maximum power point tracking
photovoltaic system
partial shading conditions
surface-based polynomial fitting
Mathematics
QA1-939
spellingShingle maximum power point tracking
photovoltaic system
partial shading conditions
surface-based polynomial fitting
Mathematics
QA1-939
Catalina González-Castaño
Carlos Restrepo
Javier Revelo-Fuelagán
Leandro L. Lorente-Leyva
Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez
A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions
description The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems depends directly on solar irradiation, so drastic variations in solar exposure will undoubtedly move its maximum power point (MPP). Furthermore, the presence of partial shading conditions (PSCs) generates local maximum power points (LMPPs) and one global maximum power point (GMPP) in the P-V characteristic curve. Therefore, a proper maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is crucial to increase PV system efficiency. There are classical, intelligent, optimal, and hybrid MPPT techniques; this paper presents a novel hybrid MPPT technique that combines Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting (SPF) and Perturbation and Observation (P&O) for solar PV generation under PSCs. The development of the experimental PV system has two stages: (i) Modeling the PV array with the DC-DC boost converter using a real-time and high-speed simulator (PLECS RT Box), (ii) and implementing the proposed GMPPT algorithm with the double-loop controller of the DC-DC boost converter in a commercial low-priced digital signal controller (DSC). According to the simulation and the experimental results, the suggested hybrid algorithm is effective at tracking the GMPP under both uniform and nonuniform irradiance conditions in six scenarios: (i) system start-up, (ii) uniform irradiance variations, (iii) sharp change of the (PSCs), (iv) multiple peaks in the P-V characteristic, (v) dark cloud passing, and (vi) light cloud passing. Finally, the experimental results—through the standard errors and the mean power tracked and tracking factor scores—proved that the proposed hybrid SPF-P&O MPPT technique reaches the convergence to GMPP faster than benchmark approaches when dealing with PSCs.
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author Catalina González-Castaño
Carlos Restrepo
Javier Revelo-Fuelagán
Leandro L. Lorente-Leyva
Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez
author_facet Catalina González-Castaño
Carlos Restrepo
Javier Revelo-Fuelagán
Leandro L. Lorente-Leyva
Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez
author_sort Catalina González-Castaño
title A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions
title_short A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions
title_full A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions
title_fullStr A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions
title_full_unstemmed A Fast-Tracking Hybrid MPPT Based on Surface-Based Polynomial Fitting and P&O Methods for Solar PV under Partial Shaded Conditions
title_sort fast-tracking hybrid mppt based on surface-based polynomial fitting and p&o methods for solar pv under partial shaded conditions
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d2ef75a8becf417bb2b3b16b0e59ecb0
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