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 ...

It is known that most field programmable gate array (FPGA) mapping algorithms consider only combinational circuits. Pan and Liu [22] recently proposed a novel algorithm, named SeqMapII, of technology mapping with retiming for clock period minimization. Their algorithm, however, requires O(Kn log(Kn) logn) run time and O(Kn) space for sequential circuits with n gates. In practice, these requirem...

The temperature dependence coefficients of amorphous silicon and crystalline photovoltaic (PV) modules using Malaysian field data have been obtained using linear regression technique. This is achieved by studying three test stand-alone PV-battery systems using 62 Wp a-Si, 225 Wp multicrystalline and 225 Wp mono-crystalline PV modules. These systems were designed to provide electricity for rural...

This work aims at improving the dynamic performance of the available photovoltaic (PV) system and maximizing the power obtained from it by the use of cascaded converters with intelligent control techniques. Fuzzy logic based maximum power point technique is embedded on the first conversion stage to obtain the maximum power from the available PV array. The cascading of second converter is needed...

In the present world, conventional sources of energy are depleting at a faster rate because of its increased consumption. Renewable sources of energy are the better alternatives for this problem and among this solar energy is the best solution. Among the various PV (photovoltaic) applications, water pumping system using solar energy is growing in interest in isolated areas, where grid availabil...

This paper presents an optimal utilization of Photovoltaic (PV) solar system based Shunt Active Filter (PV-SAF) for harmonic mitigation, real and reactive power compensation at the point of common coupling (PCC) throughout the day. This PV system operated SAF reduces the energy consumption by disconnecting the utility grid from the load through semiconductor switches, when the PV system generat...

This paper presents an iterative method for optimizing inverter size in photovoltaic (PV) system for five sites in Malaysia. The sizing ratio which is the ratio of PV rated power to inverter’s rated power is optimized at different load levels using different commercial inverters models. Hourly solar radiation and ambient temperature records are used to develop a Matlab model for a PV array and ...

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is used in photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize the PV array output power, irrespective of the temperature and irradiation conditions and the load electrical characteristics. This paper presents a practical implementation of perturbation and observation (P&O) and incremental conductance (IncCon) algorithms based on PIC18F452 microcontroller for tracking of t...

In this paper a new maximum power point tracking algorithm for photovoltaic arrays is proposed. The algorithm detects the maximum power point of the PV. The computed maximum power is used as a reference value (set point) of the control system. ON/OFF power controller with hysteresis band is used to control the operation of a Buck chopper such that the PV module always operates at its maximum po...