PI controller design using ABC algorithm for MPPT of PV system supplying DC motor pump load

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is used in photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize its output power. A new MPPT system has been suggested for PV–DC motor pump system by designing two PI controllers. The first one is used to reach MPPT by monitoring the voltage and current of the PV array and adjusting the duty cycle of the DC/DC converter. The second PI controller is designed for speed control of DC series motor by setting the voltage fed to the DC series motor through another DC/DC converter. The suggested design problem of MPPT and speed controller is formulated as an optimization task which is solved by artificial bee colony (ABC) to search for optimal parameters of PI controllers. Simulation results have shown the validity of the developed technique in delivering MPPT to DC series motor pump system under atmospheric conditions and tracking the reference speed of motor. Moreover, the performance of the ABC algorithm is compared with genetic algorithm for various disturbances to prove its robustness.

     

采用自适应扰动观察法的光伏并网系统最大功率点跟踪

提出了一种自适应扰动观察（P＆O）算法,用于在不同天气条件下太阳能光伏（PV）并网系统的最大功率点跟踪（MPPT）控制策略。该策略对于从太阳能光伏电池板中,获取最大的功率输出是十分重要的。利用一种依赖于功率变化的可变的扰动步长,提出了改进的自适应扰动观察算法。最后将通过仿真所得到的数据与传统的扰动观察算法进行了比较,结果表明所提出MPPT算法的收敛值和速度得到了改善,稳定时间缩短25%,稳态值提高20%以上,在太阳能光伏并网系统的最大功率点跟踪时是有效而实用的。     

A novel MPPT algorithm based on optimized artificial neural network by using FPSOGSA for standalone photovoltaic energy systems

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms are used to maximize the output power of the photovoltaic (PV) panel under different temperature and irradiance conditions in photovoltaic energy sources (PVES). In this paper, a novel MPPT method based on optimized artificial neural network by using hybrid particle swarm optimization and gravitational search algorithm based on fuzzy logic (FPSOGSA) is proposed to track the operation of the PV panel in maximum power point (MPP). The performance of the proposed MPPT approach is tested by doing the simulation and experimental studies under different environmental conditions. The proposed method is compared with the conventional perturb and observation (P&O) method for standalone PVES. The results of the comparison the obtained from the simulation and experimental studies demonstrate that the proposed MPPT method provides the reduction oscillations around the MPP and the increased maximum power yield of the PV system in the steady state.

     

A new maximum power tracking in PV system during partially shaded conditions based on shuffled frog leap algorithm

Abstract

Maximum Power Point Trackers (MPPTs) are power electronic conditioners used in photovoltaic (PV) system to ensure that PV structures feed maximum power for the given ambient temperature and sun’s irradiation. When the PV panels are shaded by a fraction due to any environment hindrances then, conventional MPPT trackers may fail in tracking the appropriate peak power as there will be multi power peaks. In this work, a shuffled frog leap algorithm (SFLA) is proposed and it successfully identifies the global maximum power point among other local maxima. The SFLA MPPT is compared with a well-entrenched conventional perturb and observe (P&O) MPPT algorithm and a global search particle swarm optimisation (PSO) MPPT. The simulation results reveal that the proposed algorithm is highly advantageous than P&O, as it tracks nearly 30% more power for a given shading pattern. The credible nature of the proposed SFLA is ensured when it outplays PSO MPPT in convergence. The whole system is realised in MATLAB/Simulink environment.     

Climatic sensorless maximum power point tracking in PV generation systems

The problem of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is addressed for photovoltaic (PV) arrays considered in a given panel position. The PV system includes a PV panel, a PWM boost power converter and a storing battery. Although the maximum power point (MPP) of PV generators varies with solar radiation and temperature, the MPPT is presently sought without resorting to solar radiation and temperature sensors in order to reduce the PV system cost. The proposed sensorless control solution is an adaptive nonlinear controller involving online estimation of uncertain parameters, i.e. those depending on radiation and temperature. The adaptive control problem at hand is not a standard one because parameter uncertainty affects, in addition to system dynamics, the output-reference trajectory (expressing the MPPT purpose). Therefore, the convergence of parameter estimates to their true values is necessary for MPPT achievement. It is formally shown, under mild assumptions, that the developed adaptive controller actually meets the MPPT objective.     

A novel maximum power point tracking algorithms for stand-alone photovoltaic system

A novel control algorithm, namely subsection adaptive hill climbing method (SSAHC), for seeking the maximum power point (MPP) of a photovoltaic (PV) panel for any temperature and solar radiation level is proposed. The algorithm is thus a combination of the subsection and adaptive hill climbing methods. In this algorithm, the characteristic curve of power-voltage of PV panel was divided into three subsections, namely large step approximation section, adaptive hill climbing section and maximum power section. Using this method, the MPP tracker (MPPT) can tune adaptively the step to track the MPP of PV system. The main advantage of the MPPT controlled by this new algorithm, when is compared with others, is that it can draw more power at a certain weather condition, especially, in case solar radiation changes rapidly at higher radiation.     

Development and analysis of adaptive fuzzy controllers for photovoltaic system under varying atmospheric and partial shading condition

Control of power electronics converters used in PV system is very much essential for the efficient operation of the solar system. In this paper, a modified incremental conduction maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm in conjunction with an adaptive fuzzy controller is proposed to control the DC–DC boost converter in the PV system under rapidly varying atmospheric and partial shading conditions. An adaptive hysteresis current controller is proposed to control the inverter. The proposed current controller provides constant switching frequency with less harmonic content compared with fixed hysteresis current control algorithm and sinusoidal PWM controller. The modeling and simulation of PV system along with the proposed controllers are done using MATLAB/SIMSCAPE software. Simulation results show that the proposed MPPT algorithm is faster in transient state and presents smoother signal with less fluctuations in steady state. The hardware implementation of proposed MPPT algorithm and inverter current control algorithms using Xilinx spartran-3 FPGA is also presented. The experimental results show satisfactory performance of the proposed approaches.     

基于无线传感器网络的光伏系统MPPT应用研究

光伏电池输出的功率随外界环境条件的变化而变化,通常采用最大功率点跟踪技术以获得最大功率输出。结合无线传感器网络(WSNs)节点的工作方式与光伏系统的特点,提出了一种基于WSNs的光伏系统最大功率点跟踪技术。针对开路电压法的不足,利用WSNs节点的测温工作方式来进行温度补偿。当系统工作在最大功率点附近时,引入阻抗匹配算法,可有效消减光伏输出功率在最大功率点处的振荡现象,从而提高系统效率。仿真结果验证了该方法的可行性和有效性。     

基于极值搜索的光伏电池最大功率点跟踪仿真

针对光伏发电系统中最大功率点跟踪问题,在太阳能电池的数学模型的基础上建立了PV模块的Matlab仿真模型;考虑到了太阳能的波动性和随机性对太阳电池阵列的影响,利用一种基于极值搜索方法的实时MPPT控制原理,控制Buck DC/DC变换电路,结合S函数在Matlab/Simulink环境下建立其动态仿真模型,实现了光伏电池输出的最大功率跟踪;仿真结果表明,该算法具有较好的动态特性和稳态特性,具有一定的实用价值。     

Application of sliding mode control for maximum power point tracking of solar photovoltaic systems: A comprehensive review

A robust maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control is of paramount importance in the performance enhancement and the optimization of photovoltaic systems (PVSs). Solar panel exhibits nonlinear behavior under real climatic conditions and output power fluctuates with the variation in solar irradiance and temperature. Therefore, a control strategy is requisite to extract maximum power from solar panels under all operating conditions. Sliding mode control (SMC) is extensively used in non-linear control systems and has been implemented in PVSs to track maximum power point (MPP). The objective of this work is to classify, scrutinize and review the SMC techniques used to extract maximum power from PVSs in both off-grid and grid connected applications. The first order, perturb and observe, incremental conductance, linear expression based sliding mode control algorithms and their adaptive forms are discussed in detail. The advanced form of SMC, terminal sliding mode control (TSMC), super twisting theorem (STT) and artificial intelligent (AI) algorithm based are also presented with the focused application of MPPT of PVSs. A tabular comparison is provided at the end of each category to help the users to choose the most appropriate method for their PV application. It is anticipated that this work will serve as a reference and provides important insight into MPPT control of the PV systems.     

Intelligent control of photovoltaic system using BPSO-GSA-optimized neural network and fuzzy-based PID for maximum power point tracking

The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is applied in the photovoltaic (PV) systems to achieve the maximum power from a PV panel in different atmospheric conditions and to optimize the efficiency of a panel. A proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller was used in this study for tracking the maximum power point (MPP). A fuzzy gain scheduling system with optimized rules by subtractive clustering algorithm was employed for tuning the PID controller parameters based on error and error-difference in an online mode. In addition, an Elman-type recurrent neural network (RNN) was used for inverse identification of the PV system and for estimating the solar radiation intensity to determine the MPP voltage. The optimum number of neurons in the single hidden-layer of the RNN was determined by binary particle swarm optimization algorithm. The weights of this RNN were also optimized by using a hybrid method based on the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm and gravitational search algorithm (GSA). In the proposed fitness function for optimization, both the RNN size and its convergence accuracy were considered. Thus, the algorithm for RNN optimization attempts to minimize both the structural complexity and the mean square error. Simulation results revealed superior performance of GSA in comparison with particle swarm, cuckoo, and grey wolf optimization algorithms. The performance of the proposed MPPT method was evaluated under four different ambient conditions. Our experimental results show that the proposed MPPT method is more efficient than the three competitive methods presented in recent years.     

An efficient energy harvesting circuit for batteryless IoT devices

A new energy harvesting circuit for battery-less IoT beacon tags is developed herein to maximize power conversion efficiency as well as high throughput power with a wide input–output range. This design energy harvest (EH) circuit incorporates a charge pump (CP) with shoot-through current suppression, a body selector circuit, a maximum power point tracking circuit (MPPT), a timing control circuit, a hysteresis control circuit and a low dropout regulator. Also in this MPPT circuit is a gated clock tuned in a self-adaptive fashion to match the input impedance of the EH circuit to the output impedance of the photovoltaic (PV) panel, thus achieving successfully maximum power point. The circuit is implemented in an integrated chip in an area of 1.2 mm² via the TSMC 0.18 process. Experiments on the chip are conducted and the results show that the input voltage range is allowed from 0.55 to 1.7 V to effectively harvest the solar power from a flexible dye-sensitized solar cell. The achieved peak power conversion efficiency (PCE) is 77% at the input power of 52 μW. For a wide range of lighting luminance (300–1300 lx,) the achieved average PCE is more than 70%. The achieved wide input–output range and the maximum throughput power of 200 μW is much larger than others reported, while the 77% of PCE is close to that best power conversion efficiency reported.

     

基于分组粒子群的光伏最大功率点跟踪方法

针对光伏发电系统在复杂遮阴条件下,光伏输出P-V特性曲线呈现高度非线性,采用基于分组粒子群算法（particle swarm optimization, PSO）和优化的扰动观察法(perturb and observe, P&O)相结合的MPPT（maximum power point tracking）算法进行光伏发电系统输出功率的提升。提出的最大功率点算法分为两个阶段,首先通过将混合蛙跳算法(shuffled frog leaping algorithm, SFLA)的分组思想引入到传统粒子群算法,并采用改进后算法实现近似全局最大功率点的快速搜索,以加快最大功率点跟踪的收敛速度和稳定性。然后,采用优化的扰动观察法实现最大功率点附近的动态精确跟踪,同时减少后续最大功率点跟踪过程中的计算量。通过在不同阶段发挥两种MPPT算法的各自优点来提高光伏最大功率点跟踪控制的效率。最后进行光伏系统遮阴条件变化的仿真实验,与传统粒子群算法相比,提出MPPT方法具有较快的跟踪速度和稳定的功率输出。     

基于粒子群优化的光伏系统MPPT控制方法

局部遮阴条件下光伏阵列P-V特性引起的多个极值点使常规的最大功率点跟踪(MPPT)算法失效。针对上述问题,提出一种基于粒子群优化算法的控制方法,以解决局部遮阴下的最大功率跟踪问题。实验结果显示,光伏模板的输出电压被稳定地控制在最大功率点附近,证明算法是有效的。     

Maximum power tracking of a generic photovoltaic system via a fuzzy controller and a two-stage DC–DC converter

This study presents a new two-stage DC–DC converter for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and a voltage boost of a generic photovoltaic (PV) system. An intelligent MPPT of PV system based on fuzzy logic control (FLC) is presented to adaptively design the proposed fuzzy controlled MPPT controller (FC-MPPTC) while a voltage boost controller (VBC) is used to fix the output voltage to a voltage level that is higher than the required operating voltage to the back-end grid impedance. Modeling and simulation on the PV system and the DC–DC converter circuit are achieved by state-space and the software Powersim. The PV string considered has the rated power around 600?VA under varied partial shadings. The FC-MPPTC and VBC are designed and realized by a DSP module (TMS320F2812) to adjust the duty cycle in the two-stage DC–DC converter. A special FLC algorithm is forged to render an MPPT faster and more accurate than conventional MPPT technique, perturb and observe (P&O). The simulations are intended to validate the performance of the proposed FC-MPPTC. Experiments are conducted and results show that MPPT can be achieved in a fast pace and the efficiency reaches over 90?%, even up to 96?%. It is also found that the optimized tracking speed of the proposed FC-MPPTC is in fact more stable and faster than the general P&O method with the boost voltage capable of offering a stable DC output.     

Hybrid Renewable Energy Source Combined Dynamic Voltage Restorer for Power Quality Improvement

In this paper, the hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator (PV-TEG) combined dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) system is proposed for the power quality disturbances compensation in a single-phase distribution system. The stable and precise level of input voltage is essential for the smooth and trouble-free operation of the electrically sensitive loads which are connected at the utility side to avoid system malfunctions. In this context, the hybrid PV-TEG energy module combined DVR system is proposed in this paper. With the support of the hybrid energy module, the DVR will perform the power quality disturbances compensation effectively with needed voltage and /or power. In the proposed system, the PV and TEG energy sources are connected electrically in series to produce adequate voltage for the DVR operation and the fractional factor-based variable incremental conduction (FFVINC) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control algorithm is employed to extract the possible maximum power from the PV array. The intelligent fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is chosen for implementing the MPPT control algorithm. The half-bridge voltage source inverter (VSI) circuit and in-phase voltage compensation technique are used in the DVR for better power quality disturbances compensation. The performance and usefulness of the proposed DVR system are investigated by an extensive simulation study with four different modes of operation, the study results are confirmed that the proposed system promptly identifies the power quality disturbances for compensation. Moreover, the investigation proved that the combined PV and TEG energy module can provide better energy efficiency in converting solar irradiation into electricity.     

基于自适应线性调节抗干扰PSO的光伏群体MPPT控制

光伏发电已成为新能源发电的主要研究方向,但当外界环境发生突变或由于遮挡使光伏阵列出现阴影时,传统的最大功率点跟踪(MPPT)算法会出现误判或因陷入局部最大功率点等问题而失效。针对这些问题,提出了一种自适应线性调节的粒子群(PSO)算法,并采用一个MPPT控制器同时实现多支路光伏阵列群体MPPT控制。最后,通过仿真验证所提控制策略的有效性。结果表明,自适应线性调节PSO群控方法振荡小,可实时精准跟踪最大功率点,控制电路较为简单,降低系统控制成本。     

Control of Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems with Microinverters: New Theoretical Design and Numerical Evaluation

This paper addresses the problem of controlling grid connected photovoltaic (PV) systems that are driven with microinverters. The systems to be controlled consist of a solar panel, a boost dc–dc converter, a DC link capacitor, a single‐phase full‐bridge inverter, a filter inductor, and an isolation transformer. We seek controllers that are able to simultaneously achieve four control objectives, namely: (i) asymptotic stability of the closed loop control system; (ii) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of the PV module; (iii) tight regulation of the DC bus voltage; and (iv) unity power factor (PF) in the grid. To achieve these objectives, a new multiloop nonlinear controller is designed using the backstepping design technique. A key feature of the control design is that it relies on an averaged nonlinear system model accounting, on the one hand, for the nonlinear dynamics of the underlying boost converter and inverter and, on the other, for the nonlinear characteristic of the PV panel. To achieve the MPPT objective, a power optimizer is designed that computes online the optimal PV panel voltage used as a reference signal by the PV voltage regulator. It is formally shown that the proposed controller meets all the objectives. This theoretical result is confirmed by numerical simulation tests.     

Fuzzy observer-based control for maximum power-point tracking of a photovoltaic system

This paper presents a novel fuzzy control design method for maximum power-point tracking (MPPT) via a Takagi and Sugeno (TS) fuzzy model-based approach. A knowledge-dynamic model of the PV system is first developed leading to a TS representation by a simple convex polytopic transformation. Then, based on this exact fuzzy representation, a H_∞ observer-based fuzzy controller is proposed to achieve MPPT even when we consider varying climatic conditions. A specified TS reference model is designed to generate the optimum trajectory which must be tracked to ensure maximum power operation. The controller and observer gains are obtained in a one-step procedure by solving a set of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The proposed method has been compared with some classical MPPT techniques taking into account convergence speed and tracking accuracy. Finally, various simulation and experimental tests have been carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed TS fuzzy MPPT strategy.     

Design and development of new control technique for standalone PV system

A Sub-Maximum Power Point Tracking (S-MPPT) algorithm improves the performance of Photo Voltaic (PV) systems. This S-MPPT is used in single-phase PV system to test the tracking accuracy and its impact on the consistency of the whole system. Single phase PV Deadbeat Scheduler is proposed in this paper. The Deadbeat scheduler is a linear system. It initializes each initial state of the system to zero in shortest time possible. A single phase PV structure configuration is proposed to decrease the partial shading effect by changing the parameters of S-MPPT control algorithm. Thus, voltage sensor based S-MPPT algorithm through voltage reference control technique with the help of controller is developed for minimizing the tracking time and steady state oscillations. Selection of the objective function to mitigate the drawbacks associated with voltage sensor based algorithm for a decrease in solar irradiance are also demonstrated. The proposed MPPT algorithm with the designed controller is tested for a step change in irradiance from 270 to 480 W/m2 with a perturbation time of 20 ms and ∆V = 0.5 V (perturbation of voltage). From the simulation results, the proposed method with S-MPPT plus deadbeat control algorithm is compared with other existing algorithms.