Analysis of Partial Power DC–DC Converters for Two-Stage Photovoltaic Systems

Zapata, Jaime W.; Kouro, Samir; Carrasco, Gonzalo; Renaudineau, Hugues; Meynard, Thierry

doi:10.1109/jestpe.2018.2842638

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“…Generally, the DC–DC boost converters are employed in boosting the voltage of the PV and also control the PV voltage thus obtaining the maximum power 38 . Based on the voltage control, the maximum power is traced and extracted.…”

Section: Design Of Pv System Under Pscmentioning

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CCGPA‐MPPT: Cauchy preferential crossover‐based global pollination algorithm for MPPT in photovoltaic system

Sundararaj

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Dixit

et al. 2020

Progress in Photovoltaics

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In general, the photovoltaic (PV) is considered as the best selection among renewable energy resources due to its nonpolluted operation and good flexibility condition. The PV system is affected because of the partial shading conditions (PSCs), which reduce the generated power. During steady-state operating conditions, there occurs a time delay in tracking the Global maximum power point (GMPP) and Local maximum power point (LMPP) under PSCs using the perturb and observe (P&O) method. In order to overcome such shortcomings, this paper proposed a hybrid algorithm with a P&O technique to improve the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for the PV system under PSC. In addition to this, the P&O technique is utilized to achieve the LMPP in the first section, and the hybrid algorithm is utilized to achieve the GMPP in the second section. Here, the hybrid technique is the integration of Cauchy preferential crossover (CC) with the flower pollination algorithm (FPA). Furthermore, the exploitation ability of the FPA is enhanced by the CC, and the combined hybrid algorithm has the ability to produce the optimal duty cycle for the DC-DC boost converter for MPPT. Then the proposed method will be executed in MATLAB/Simulink model, and it is contrasted with the existing methods such as CC, current sensorless (CS), and FPA, respectively. The experimental results and analysis reveal that the proposed approach provides better performances when compared with several other metaheuristic algorithms. K E Y W O R D S crossover, DC to DC boost converter, global maximum power point, global pollination, local maximum power point, photovoltaic, PSC 1 | INTRODUCTION Due to the rapid growth and expansion in business as well as the consistently increasing refinement of existing ways of living, the world supply energy is exposed to a huge strain. This wonder creates uncertainties over energy security as well as environmental sustainability. 1,2 Besides, the problem of climatic changes and it is necessary to reduce carbon impressions has added to the solid force for organizations and countries to put resources into elective energy sources, especially renewable energy (RE). Solar energy is a standout among the most vital RE sources, rather than regular unrenewable assets, for example, fuel and coal. 3 Solar energy is spotless, limitless, and free. The primary utilization of photovoltaic (PV) frameworks is said to be a stand-alone (military, street and residential lighting, electric vehicles space applications, and water pumping). Despite these

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Section: Design Of Pv System Under Pscmentioning

confidence: 99%

CCGPA‐MPPT: Cauchy preferential crossover‐based global pollination algorithm for MPPT in photovoltaic system

Sundararaj

Anoop

Dixit

et al. 2020

Progress in Photovoltaics

176

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“…The levy function is used in CS to determine the step size of each particle in each and every iteration. The mathematical derivation of Levy is derived as, Lvy(βeta) = L −βeta ; 1 < βeta < 3 (16) where L is the length of the step size and βeta is an operating constant. In practical, the βeta is considered as either one or three.…”

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Different Conventional and Soft Computing MPPT Techniques for Solar PV Systems with High Step-Up Boost Converters: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are attracting a huge focus in the current energy scenario. Various maximum power point tracking (MPPT) methods are used in solar PV systems in order to achieve maximum power. In this article, a clear analysis of conventional MPPT techniques such as variable step size perturb and observe (VSS-P&O), modified incremental conductance (MIC), fractional open circuit voltage (FOCV) has been carried out. In addition, the soft computing MPPT techniques such as fixed step size radial basis functional algorithm (FSS-RBFA), variable step size radial basis functional algorithm (VSS-RBFA), adaptive fuzzy logic controller (AFLC), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and cuckoo search (CS) MPPT techniques are presented along with their comparative analysis. The comparative analysis is done under static and dynamic irradiation conditions by considering algorithm complexity, tracking speed, oscillations at MPP, and sensing parameters. The single-diode model PV panel and double-diode model PV panel are also compared in terms of fill factor (FF) and maximum power extraction. Clear insight is presented supporting the suitability of MPPT techniques for different types of converter configurations.

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“…Furthermore, with the selection of the inverter stage and modulation, as traditional transformer-less PV inverters, a proper grounding of the PV system can be achieved [10]. The PPC configuration based on a step-up operation has been already addressed in several works for different applications [11][12][13][14][15]. Focusing on PPC for microinverters PV applications, the most relevant works are found in [16][17][18][19].…”

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Step-Down Partial Power DC-DC Converters for Two-Stage Photovoltaic String Inverters

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Photovoltaic (PV) systems composed by two energy conversion stages are attractive from an operation point of view. This is because the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) range is extended, due to the voltage decoupling between the PV system and the dc-link. Nevertheless, the additional dc-dc conversion stage increases the volume, cost and power converter losses. Therefore, central inverters based on a single-stage converter, have been a mainstream solution to interface large-scale PV arrays composed of several strings connected in parallel made by the series connections of PV modules. The concept of partial power converters (PPC), previously reported as a voltage step-up stage, has not addressed in depth for all types of PV applications. In this work, a PPC performing voltage step-down operation is proposed and analyzed. This concept is interesting from the industry point of view, since with the new isolation standards of PV modules are reaching 1500 V, increasing both the size of the string and dc-link voltage for single-stage inverters. Since grid connection remains typically at 690 V, larger strings impose more demanding operation for single-stage central inverters (required to operate at lower modulation indexes and demand higher blocking voltage devices), making the proposed step-down PPC an attractive solution. Theoretical analysis and an experimental test-bench was built in order to validate the PPC concept, the control performance and the improvement of the conversion efficiency. The experimental results corroborate the benefits of using a PPC, in terms of increasing the system efficiency by reducing the processed power of the converter, while not affecting the system performance.

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Analysis of Partial Power DC–DC Converters for Two-Stage Photovoltaic Systems

Cited by 94 publications

References 25 publications

CCGPA‐MPPT: Cauchy preferential crossover‐based global pollination algorithm for MPPT in photovoltaic system

CCGPA‐MPPT: Cauchy preferential crossover‐based global pollination algorithm for MPPT in photovoltaic system

Different Conventional and Soft Computing MPPT Techniques for Solar PV Systems with High Step-Up Boost Converters: A Comprehensive Analysis

Step-Down Partial Power DC-DC Converters for Two-Stage Photovoltaic String Inverters

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