An enhanced adaptive P&O MPPT for fast and efficient tracking under varying environmental conditions

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Jubaer, Salam, Zainal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81860/1/JubaerAhmed2018_AnenhancedadaptiveP%26OMPPT.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81860/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2018.2791968
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper proposes an enhanced adaptive perturb and observe (EA-P&O) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for the photovoltaic system. The objective is to mitigate the limitations of the conventional P&O namely, the steady-state oscillation, diverged tracking direction, and inabili...