Dynamic Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Arrays using Ripple Correlation Control

Trishan Esram; Jonathan W. Kimball; Philip T. Krein; Patrick L. Chapman; Pallab Midya

doi:10.1109/TPEL.2006.880242

Dynamic Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Arrays using Ripple Correlation Control

Trishan Esram
, Jonathan W. Kimball
, Philip T. Krein
, Patrick L. Chapman
, Pallab Midya

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

A dynamically rapid method used for tracking the maximum power point of photovoltaic arrays, known as ripple correlation control, is presented and verified against experiment. The technique takes advantage of the signal ripple, which is automatically present in power converters. The ripple is interpreted as a perturbation from which a gradient ascent optimization can be realized. The technique converges asymptotically at maximum speed to the maximum power point without the benefit of any array parameters or measurements. The technique has simple circuit implementations.

Original language	American English
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2006.880242
State	Published - Sep 1 2006

Keywords

Automatic Control
Circuit Theory
Circuits
Convergence
Correlation Methods
Current Control
Gradient Methods
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
Optimisation
Optimization
Parameter Estimation
Photovoltaic (PV)
Photovoltaic Arrays
Photovoltaic Effects
Photovoltaic Power Systems
Photovoltaic Systems
Power Converters
Power Electronics
Power Generation Control
Power Measurement
Ripple Correlation Control (RCC)
Solar Cell Arrays
Solar Power Generation
Velocity Measurement
Voltage Control

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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