Maximum power point tracker for solar arrays

• Main Authors: Chua, Walter, Fernandez, Kaiser, Yao, Vincent
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Solar batteries; Solar energy; Automatic tracking; Power electronics; Engineering design; Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8934
• Institution: De La Salle University

Environmental conditions namely temperature and solar illumination greatly affect the maximum power solar arrays are able to provide. In order to be able to source the maximum power available, a maximum power point tracker is constructed. An existing algorithm was adopted in identifying the maximum powerpoint. Tests were done on how efficient the system is, how accurate and how fast it can identify the maximum power point, and how much more power is derived if an MPPT is employed. Our project prototype is aimed at providing a low cost solution as an integral part of a solar powered system and also to serve as a stepping stone for developing more efficient solar powered systems in the country.