Research on MPPT of PV Systems Based on BP Neural Network

Abstract

In order to obtain more output power of photovoltaic (PV) array, which depends on solar irradiation and ambient temperature, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques are employed. Among all the MPPT strategies, the Perturb and Observe (P&O) algorithm is more attractive due to the simple control structure. Nevertheless, steady-state oscillations always appear due to the perturbation. In this paper, a new MPPT method based on BP Neural Networks and P&O is proposed for searching maximum power point (MPP) fast and exactly, and its effectiveness is validated by experimental results using hardware platform based on microcomputer.