A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation

According to the characteristics of photovoltaic cell output power curve, this paper analyzed and explained the principle of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and both advantages and disadvantages of constant voltage tracking method & perturbation observation method. Further, in combination wi...

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Main Authors: Kaisheng Zhang, Pan Cheng, Lifeng He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2014-07-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/july_2014/Vol_175/P_2240.pdf
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spelling doaj-6844f4f4df65496cb5cf309d02b1f9d62020-11-24T23:08:51ZengIFSA Publishing, S.L.Sensors & Transducers2306-85151726-54792014-07-011757150155A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation Kaisheng Zhang0Pan Cheng1Lifeng He2Shanxi University of Science and Technology, College of electrical& information engineering Xi’an, 710021, ChinaShanxi University of Science and Technology, College of electrical& information engineering Xi’an, 710021, ChinaShanxi University of Science and Technology, College of electrical& information engineering Xi’an, 710021, ChinaAccording to the characteristics of photovoltaic cell output power curve, this paper analyzed and explained the principle of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and both advantages and disadvantages of constant voltage tracking method & perturbation observation method. Further, in combination with the advantages of existing maximum power tracking methods, this paper comes up with an improved tracking method which is recognized as maximum power point tracking combined with constant voltage tracking method & variable step-size perturbation observation method. The Simulink simulation results have proven this enhanced tracking method has a better performance in System response and steady state characteristics. http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/july_2014/Vol_175/P_2240.pdfPhotovoltaicMPPTMatlabPerturbation observationSystem simulation.
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author Kaisheng Zhang
Pan Cheng
Lifeng He
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Pan Cheng
Lifeng He
A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation
Sensors & Transducers
Photovoltaic
MPPT
Matlab
Perturbation observation
System simulation.
author_facet Kaisheng Zhang
Pan Cheng
Lifeng He
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title A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation
title_short A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation
title_full A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation
title_fullStr A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation
title_full_unstemmed A Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Combined with Constant Voltage Tracking & Variable Step-Size Perturbation
title_sort maximum power point tracking method combined with constant voltage tracking & variable step-size perturbation
publisher IFSA Publishing, S.L.
series Sensors & Transducers
issn 2306-8515
1726-5479
publishDate 2014-07-01
description According to the characteristics of photovoltaic cell output power curve, this paper analyzed and explained the principle of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and both advantages and disadvantages of constant voltage tracking method & perturbation observation method. Further, in combination with the advantages of existing maximum power tracking methods, this paper comes up with an improved tracking method which is recognized as maximum power point tracking combined with constant voltage tracking method & variable step-size perturbation observation method. The Simulink simulation results have proven this enhanced tracking method has a better performance in System response and steady state characteristics.
topic Photovoltaic
MPPT
Matlab
Perturbation observation
System simulation.
url http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/july_2014/Vol_175/P_2240.pdf
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