A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Systematic Working of the Proposed System
3. Proposed System Design
3.1. Modelling of the Solar Cell
3.2. Design of the Proposed System
3.3. Modelling of DC-Link Capacitor
3.4. Water Pump Design
3.5. BLDC Motor Controlled by Electronic Commutation
4. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Algorithm
4.1. P&O Algorithm
4.2. FUZZY Algorithm
4.3. GWO Algorithm
5. Simulation and Experimental Results of the Proposed System
5.1. Simulation Results
5.1.1. Performance of the Converter
5.1.2. BLDC Motor Pump Performance
5.2. Experimental Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value with Units |
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Peak power (Pmp) | 100 W |
Open Circuit Voltage (Voc) | 22.68 V |
Short circuit current (Isc) | 5.86 A |
Peak power voltage (Vmp) | 18.75 V |
Peak power current (Imp) | 5.42 A |
Number of series-connected cells (Ns) | 36 |
MPPT Methods /Converter. | Steady-State Settling Time (s) | Output Voltage (V) | Efficiency (%) | |
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P&O | Elementary LUO Converter | 0.02 | 280 | 86 |
Modified LUO Converter | 0.019 | 283 | 88 | |
Fuzzy | Elementary LUO Converter | 0.018 | 285 | 92 |
Modified LUO Converter | 0.016 | 289 | 94 | |
GWO | Elementary LUO Converter | 0.01 | 293 | 95.6 |
Modified LUO Converter | 0.009 | 298 | 97.8 |
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Darcy Gnana Jegha, A.; Subathra, M.S.P.; Manoj Kumar, N.; Subramaniam, U.; Padmanaban, S. A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10082797
Darcy Gnana Jegha A, Subathra MSP, Manoj Kumar N, Subramaniam U, Padmanaban S. A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(8):2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10082797
Chicago/Turabian StyleDarcy Gnana Jegha, A., M. S. P. Subathra, Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar, Umashankar Subramaniam, and Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban. 2020. "A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive" Applied Sciences 10, no. 8: 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10082797