The Design and Simulation of a Photovoltaic System Connected to the Grid Using a Boost Converter

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present the modelling and simulation of the PV generation system connected to the network under MATLAB/Simulink. Firstly, a mathematical model of the Photovoltaic Module is developed taking meteorological data namely the irradiance and temperature as input variables needed to model this device. The output can be current, voltage or power. The model allows the prediction of the behavior and characteristics of the PV module based on the equivalent circuit of the mathematical model under different temperatures and solar radiation readings. Secondly the PV array is connected to the boost DC-DC converter, the control systems based on Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) with P&O algorithm helps the PV array to generate the maximum power to the grid in case of changing weather conditions, then in the third step, it is integrated into AC power grid by DC/AC inverter to control active and reactive power to achieve unity power factor which is validated by satisfactory results. In this paper, different cases are simulated and the results verified the validity of the models.