A modified MPPT control loop for PV/battery-charging system using PI controller optimally tuned with GA
✍ Scribed by Abd El-Shafy A. Nafeh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 462 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-3370
- DOI
- 10.1002/jnm.764
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this study, a stand‐alone photovoltaic (PV)/battery‐charging system is proposed to efficiently charge a lead–acid battery with the available maximum power from the PV array. The relative sizing of the battery characteristics with respect to the PV array characteristics is indicated. The maximum‐power‐point (MPP)‐tracking operation is achieved through developing a new control loop, which is based on using the incremental conductance algorithm and the PI controller. The parameters of the PI controller are optimally tuned using the genetic algorithm (GA) by minimizing the integral of squared error and settling time. The proposed system was simulated twice by using MATLAB‐SIMULINK and by writing the appropriate MATLAB code in an M‐file. The SIMULINK model was designed to investigate the performance of the proposed system, whereas the M‐file model was designed to be used with the GA tool under MATLAB software, to optimally tune the PI controller. The simulation results indicated a rapid tracking capability for the PV array MPPs and a good matching between the PV array and the battery under various charging conditions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.