Efficiency and Performance Evaluation of MPPT Algorithms with the Boost converter

Abstract

Maximum power point tracking system is a necessary factor to increase the potency of any photovoltaic system. The maximum power point tracking system wants to extract outermost power from the photovoltaic array. The maximum power point is achieved by using specialized algorithms like p and o and incremental condition algorithm. Compared to other algorithms used in MPPT systems, these two algorithms are most widely used based on their specialty and simplicity in implementation. This paper demonstrates the positive impact of the MPPT system and also it illustrates the operation of each algorithm at different irradiance MATLAB Simulink is used for the simulation work which evaluates both the algorithm at different conditions (Temperature & solar irradiance) which represents that individual algorithm has its benefits over the other. Perturb and observe algorithm is the fastest to influence the maximum power point and also extract maximum power from the photovoltaic array, but still, it cannot retain the maximum power point as incremental condition algorithm can do, concurrently with lower perturbation at low switch rate an incremental algorithm can reach maximum PowerPoint.