• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to footer
  • IEEE.org
  • IEEE Xplore
  • IEEE Standards
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • IEEE PELS
  • Become a member
  • More Sites

IEEE Power Electronics Magazine

Unboxing the technology behind smart consumer electronics systems.

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Industry News
  • Society News
    • Women in Engineering
  • About Us
    • Contact
  • Editor’s Desk
    • Author Information
    • Advertising
  • PELS Resources
    • Career Center
    • Publications
    • Membership
    • Standards

Maximum Power Point in a Single Step: A Novel Method for PV Industry

September 1, 2021 by Sreedhar Madichetty, Sukumar Mishra, and Avram John Neroth

Image of solar panels with sunlight to the right.
©SHUTTERSTOCK.COM/NIKIFOR TODOROV

The environmental concerns linked to traditional power generation methods have driven solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems to be established as a clean and viable alternative power solution [1]. However, SPV systems are associated with low energy conversion efficiency attributes. This highlights the need for an efficient power conversion system [2]. SPV sources showcase a nonlinear current- voltage (I-V) characteristic that is subject to variation with concurring insolation and temperature conditions. Consequently, this alters the maximum power point (MPP) as well as the maximum power generation. As a result, the literature of this field reiterates the need for efficient maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques. Prior works have established a variety of solutions to track the MPP; each of them possesses its pros and cons [2]. Notably, a number of conventional MPPT techniques will fail to track the MPP under partial shading conditions [2]. Although some intelligent techniques can still achieve MPP, these methods oscillate around the MPP due and as a result, some of the available power is not utilized. The oscillating character of these MPPT techniques occurs under uniform conditions as well [3]. Hence there is a definite need to address this issue by determining a non-oscillating, high speed, single step MPPT technique.

For more about this article see link below.
To access the PDF version of this article, member sign-in is required.

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9536535

 

Filed Under: Past Features Tagged With: Capacitors, Hardware, Maximum power point trackers, Photovoltaic systems, Prototypes, Scalability, Temperature

Footer

MISSION STATEMENT:

To educate, inform, and entertain our community of IEEE Power Electronics Society members on technology, events, industry news, and general topics relating to consumer electronics and to further serve and support our Members in professional career development through tutorials and raising awareness of engineering tools and technologies.

The magazine is archived in IEEE Xplore, and articles from all issues are available for download.

Home | Sitemap | Contact & Support | Accessibility | Nondiscrimination Policy | IEEE Ethics Reporting | IEEE Privacy Policy | Terms

© Copyright 2023 IEEE - All rights reserved. A not-for-profit organization, IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.