Maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic optimization using extremum seeking

Steven L. Brunton; Clarence W. Rowley; Sanjeev R. Kulkarni; Charles Clarkson

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411777

Maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic optimization using extremum seeking

Steven L. Brunton, Clarence W. Rowley, Sanjeev R. Kulkarni, Charles Clarkson

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Abstract

This work develops a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for optimizing solar array performance that is robust to rapidly varying weather conditions. In particular, a novel extremum seeking (ES) controller, which utilizes the inverter ripple, is designed and tested on a simulated array with grid-tied inverter. The new algorithm is benchmarked against the perturb and observe (PO) method using irradiance data gathered on a rooftop array experiment in Princeton, NJ. The extremum seeking controller achieves an efficiency of 99.7% and transient rise to the MPP of .1 seconds, which is 100 times faster than perturb and observe.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Pages	13-16
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411777
State	Published - 2009
Event	2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009 - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: Jun 7 2009 → Jun 12 2009

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Other	2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia, PA
Period	6/7/09 → 6/12/09

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Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Brunton, SL, Rowley, CW , Kulkarni, SR & Clarkson, C 2009, Maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic optimization using extremum seeking. in 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009., 5411777, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 13-16, 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 6/7/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411777

Maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic optimization using extremum seeking. / Brunton, Steven L.; Rowley, Clarence W.; Kulkarni, Sanjeev R. et al.
2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009. 2009. p. 13-16 5411777 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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