This paper presents a hybrid intelligent control method that enables frequency support control for permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs) wind turbines. The proposed method for a wind energy conversion system (WECS) is designed to have PMSG...
Fluctuant irradiance conditions constitute a challenge in front of a proper battery charging process, when originated from a PhotoVoltaic Array (PVA). The behavior of the PVA under such conditions (i.e., reflected by a disturbed PV characteristic cur...
Enhancing the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems has recently become a key concern because of the market demand for green energy. To obtain the most possible power from the solar module, it is imperative to allow the PV system to operate at its...
This paper introduces a new formulated control scheme for enhancing the dynamic performance of a wind driven surface permanent magnet synchronous generator. The designed control scheme is based on predictive control theory, in which the shortcomings...
The current study concerns improving the performance of a renewable energy system using systematically designed control algorithms. The performance of the system under study is evaluated under two operating scenarios: the first in which the system co...
The limits of direct current (DC) injection and output current distortion of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) inverters are specified in the IEEE 1547-2018 standard. The standard prescribes limits of output current harmonics, but the input voltage an...
The air feeding system is one of the most important systems in the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack, which has a great impact on the stack performance. The main control objective is to design an optimal controller for the air feeding...
The employment of microgrids and distributed power generation have exponentially increased over recent decades, due in part to the increased inclusion of renewable energies as these technologies become cheaper to install. However, microgrids are high...
In this paper, a photovoltaic (PV)-based single ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) is developed with introduction of dual-fuzzy logic controller (FLC) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm. Separate FLC parts, for the first time used fo...
Photovoltaic (PV) power generation may vary with respect to several factors such as solar radiation, temperature, power conditioning units, environmental effects, and shading conditions. The partial shading of PV modules is one of the most crucial fa...
When the battery or supercapacitor is connected to the output of a PV system, the conventional voltage equation expressing its mathematical model usually must be replaced by the current relationship to study the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) co...
To operate photovoltaic (PV) systems efficiently, the maximum available power should always be extracted. However, due to rapidly varying environmental conditions such as irradiation, temperature, and shading, determining the maximum available power...
This study proposes and implements maximum power Point Tracking (MPPT) control on thermoelectric generation system using an extremum seeking control (ESC) algorithm. The MPPT is applied to guarantee maximum power extraction from the TEG system. The w...
Recently, the concept of green building has become popular, and various renewable energy systems have been integrated into green buildings. In particular, the application range of fuel cells (FCs) has become widespread due to the various government p...
Single-stage grid connected inverters are considered as an economic, compact and simple topology compared with multi-stage inverters. In photovoltaic (PV) grid connected systems, the major requirement is to achieve maximum output power from the sourc...
In this paper, we present results concerning the design, the realization and the characterization of a photovoltaic system (PV), equipped with a digital controls: Power Point Tracking (MPPT), charge/discharge lead acid batteries, sun tracker and supe...
A maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller was used to make the photovoltaic (PV) module operate at its maximum power point (MPP) under changing temperature and sunlight irradiance. Under partially shaded conditions, the characteristic power–vo...
Due to their small size, minimum cost, and great efficiency, photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected transformerless inverters have been developed and become famous around the world in distributed PV generators systems. One of the most efficient topologies...
Most industrial processes generate raw heat. To enhance the efficiency of industrial operations, this raw heat is recovered. Thermoelectric generators (TEG), as solid state devices, provide an excellent application of heat recovery in the form of mos...
This research work explains the practical realization of hybrid solar wind-based standalone power system with maximum power point tracker (MPPT) to produce electrical power in rural places (residential applications). The wind inspired Ant Colony Opti...
Substantial progress in solar photovoltaic (SPV) dissemination in grid-connected and standalone power generation systems has been witnessed during the last two decades. However, weather intermittency has a non-linear characteristic impact on solar ph...
Central-type photovoltaic (PV) inverters are used in most large-scale standalone and grid-tied PV applications due to the inverter’s high efficiency and low-cost per kW generated. The perturbation and observation (P&O) and incremental condu...
Photovoltaic (PV) techniques are widely used in daily life. In addition to the material characteristics and environmental conditions, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques are an efficient means to maximize the output power and improve the u...
Maximum power-point tracking (MPPT) is applied to enable effective operation of photovoltaic (PV) systems under different external conditions. MPPT is based on a control system that aims at maintaining the PV system operation in the most effective co...
Irradiance variability is one of the main challenges for using photovoltaic energy. This variability affects the operation of maximum power point trackers (MPPT) causing energy losses. The logic of the Perturb-and-Observe MPPT algorithm is particular...
In this paper, we present a new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm that can identify whether a boost converter is operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) or discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). The conventional MPPT algorithm assumes...
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control is an essential part of every photovoltaic (PV) system, in order to overcome any change in ambient environmental conditions and ensure operation at maximum power.. Recently, micro-inverters have gained a lo...
This paper proposes a controller to track the maximum power point (MPP) of a photovoltaic (PV) system using a fractional-order proportional integral derivative (FOPID) controller. The employed MPPT is operated based on a dp/dv feedback approach. The...
Thermoelectric generation technology is considered to be one of the viable methods to convert waste heat energy directly into electricity. The utilization of this technology has been impeded due to low energy conversion efficiency. This paper aims to...
This study proposes an induction heating system with maximum power-point tracking (MPPT) control strategy. The system architecture adopts a 1.3 kW full-bridge series resonant circuit with a step-down transformer and adjusts the operating frequency by...
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms are necessary to optimize the power generation in solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. Typically, MPPT control systems depend on the wired connections among sensors, processing nodes, and DC–DC po...
The efficacy of the multi-timescale lookup-table-based maximum power point tracking (MLTB MPPT) in capturing energy at various fixed sea states has already been demonstrated. However, it remains imperative to conduct a more comprehensive evaluation o...
This paper presents the development of an energization system prototype for IoT sensor nodes using Peltier cells as energy harvesters; its operation is optimized by applying a maximum power point tracking algorithm (MPPT) to capture as much electrica...
The use of solar panels in low-power applications is an increasingly developing topic. Various methods are currently used to obtain the highest possible solar panel power generation efficiency. The methods of determining the maximum power point (MPP)...
Enhancing the performance of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) methods is essential for optimizing the operation of solar systems under any weather condition. This improvement is crucial because MPPT methods serve as the controllers for power conve...
This paper presents an overview of the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) methods for photovoltaic (PV) systems used in the Micro Grids of PV systems. In the PV system, the output varies nonlinearly with temperature and radiation, and the point at w...
In the recent past, the solar photovoltaic (PV) system has emerged as the most promising source of alternative energy. This solar PV system suffers from an unavoidable phenomenon due to the fluctuating environmental conditions. It has nonlinearity in...
This paper outlines the development of a high-performance maximum power point tracking (MPPT)-based solar irradiance estimator for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The suggested estimator is constructed around a simple current–voltage-based algebraic...
This study proposes a novel maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control strategy for the solar photovoltaic power system (SPPS). The proposed system adopts two solar photovoltaic modules of 430 W, which are connected to a boost converter and an MPPT...
Significant growth in solar photovoltaic (PV) installation has been observed during the last decade in standalone and grid-connected power generation systems. However, the PV system has a non-linear output characteristic because of weather intermitte...
The Quantum Marine Predator Algorithm (QMPA) presents a groundbreaking solution to the inherent limitations of conventional Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques in photovoltaic systems. These limitations, such as sluggish response times and...
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems with three-phase four-wire (3P4W) distribution networks has imposed several challenges related to existing unbalanced loads, reactive power generation and harmonics content. In this paper, a multifunctiona...
The lack of inertia and damping mechanism of photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected systems controlled by maximum power point tracking (MPPT) poses a challenge for the safety and stability of the grid. Virtual synchronous generator (VSG) technology has att...
Because of the unpredictable activity of solar energy sources, photovoltaic (PV) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is essential to guarantee the continuous operation of electrical energy generation at optimal power levels. Several works have extens...
In conventional adaptive variable step size (VSS) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms, a scaling factor is utilized to determine the required perturbation step. However, the performance of the adaptive VSS MPPT algorithm is essentially dec...
In many solar inverters, a dc/dc converter is mainly located between the solar arrays and the inverter. This study presents an enhanced maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for photovoltaic (PV) systems that drives solar array voltages to tr...
The output–voltage–power curves of photovoltaic (PV) arrays exhibit complex multi-peak shapes when local shading occurs. The existing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms to solve this multi-peak problem do not consider the possibility of t...
DC-DC power converters play an important role in the performance and control methods of solar power systems. Solar power converters are prone to high power losses due to intermittent irradiation and shading effects on solar photovoltaic (PV) modules....
In order to optimize the extraction of solar energy, photovoltaic sources are commonly operated under the control of the so-called maximum power point (MPPT) strategy. However, as the rate of PV installations increases explosively, traditional MPPT a...
The control signals of the variable-weather-parameter (VWP) methods need to be calculated by the real-time measured data of the irradiance and temperature (I&T) sensors, which leads to the high hardware cost of the sensors. To solve this problem,...
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