Comparative Study Of Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques For Photovoltaic Systems

M. C. Cavalcanti; K. C. Oliveira; G. M. S. Azevedo; F. A. S. Neves

doi:10.18618/REP.2007.2.163171

Authors

M. C. Cavalcanti Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil
K. C. Oliveira Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil
G. M. S. Azevedo Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil
F. A. S. Neves Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2007.2.163171

Keywords:

Energy conversion, Photovoltaic power systems, Solar energy, Tracking

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study among maximum power point tracking methods for photovoltaic systems. The comparison takes into account steady state error, dynamic response and efficiency in a large power range. In special, an extensive bibliography and a classification of many maximum power point tracking methods is presented. Computational simulations with fast changes in the solar irradiance have been done and the best maximum power point tracking technique is chosen. Experimental results corresponding to the operation of a photovoltaic converter controlled by a digital signal processor are also presented.

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Author Biographies

M. C. Cavalcanti, Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil

was born in Recife, Brazil, in 1972. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1997 from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Since 2003, he has been at the Electrical Engineering and Power Systems Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, where he is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research interests are power electronics, renewable systems and power quality.

K. C. Oliveira, Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil

was born in Recife, Brazil, in 1980. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, in 2005 and 2007, respectively, where he is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering. He has worked with the Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Group of the Federal University of Pernambuco. His research interest is power electronics and renewable energy.

G. M. S. Azevedo, Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil

was born in Belo Jardim, Brazil, in 1981. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 2006 from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, where he is currently working toward the M.S. degree in electrical engineering. He has worked with the Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Group of the Federal University of Pernambuco. His research interests are power electronics and renewable energy systems.

F. A. S. Neves, Department of Electric Engineering and Power systems, UFPE. Recife - PE - Brasil

was born in Campina Grande, Brazil, in 1963. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering in from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, in 1984 and 1992, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 1999 from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Since 1993, he has been at the Electrical Engineering and Power Systems Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, where he is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research interests are power electronics, renewable systems and power quality.

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