Enhancing Battery Recharge Performance through an Intelligent MPPT for Photovoltaic Solar Panels

Abstract

Fuzzy Logic MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) is one of the most powerful boosting techniques for photovoltaic panels. One of the main challenges of a Photovoltaic Device enhanced with a fuzzy circuit control is the fact that it requires the photovoltaic panels to work at their maximum power point while having a high performance. In this study, an intelligent MPPT system is proposed that aims to enhance the performance of the recharge factor as well as decrease the resource spent to complete the task. To accomplish this, a fuzzy logic technique is proposed that uses a three-step charging factor. MATLAB SIMULINK is used to simulate and validate the results in a numerical experiment. Ultimately the results indicate that a three-step charge enhances the recharge factor and decreases the cost whilst improving the performance.