Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller

The solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources that plays an important part in our daily life nowadays. The solar energy harvesting system usually consists of solar panels and inverters. The inverter consists of many subsystems; solar charge controller is one of them. As the name suggests,...

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Main Author:	Wan Muhammad Firdaus, Wan Sulaiman
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
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spelling	my-ump-ir.131512023-04-04T01:31:44Z Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller 2015-04 Wan Muhammad Firdaus, Wan Sulaiman T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources that plays an important part in our daily life nowadays. The solar energy harvesting system usually consists of solar panels and inverters. The inverter consists of many subsystems; solar charge controller is one of them. As the name suggests, solar charge controller plays a crucial role in harvesting maximum energy from the sun’s irradiation. This thesis focuses on solar charge controller area; which presents theoretical studies on the photovoltaic (PV) module characteristics and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) capability. This study uses real irradiation data to analyze the PV module characteristics and the MPPT algorithm in MATLAB. The simulations in PSIM software is to verify the Single Ended Primary Inductor Converter (SEPIC) circuit with Perturb & Observe (P&O) MPPT algorithm method. This simulation provides an information on the charge controller capability to produce an output power as close as the input power on the changement of the solar irradiation intensity. This simulation provides an information on how the P&O algorithm reacts to the changement of solar irradiation and how long it took for this MPPT to track the Maximum Power Point (MPP). The SEPIC hardware analysis is likely to be the determination of the losses in the SEPIC circuit at certain working frequency parameters and component selections. This experiment also contributes to the knowledge on the switching and conduction losses, where in reality depending on many parameters. On the ideal SEPIC circuit (lossless converter), the efficiency can reach as high as 98% at maximum solar irradiation. By comparison, given the same components with the same value, the experimental SEPIC circuit can obtain an efficiency of only 77%. 2015-04 Thesis http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13151/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13151/1/Analysis%20of%20sepic%20DCDC%20converter%20using%20perturb%20%26%20observe%20algorithm%20for%20photovoltaic%20charge%20controller.pdf pdf en public masters Universiti Malaysia Pahang Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Daniyal, .Hamdan
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language	English
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description	The solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources that plays an important part in our daily life nowadays. The solar energy harvesting system usually consists of solar panels and inverters. The inverter consists of many subsystems; solar charge controller is one of them. As the name suggests, solar charge controller plays a crucial role in harvesting maximum energy from the sun’s irradiation. This thesis focuses on solar charge controller area; which presents theoretical studies on the photovoltaic (PV) module characteristics and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) capability. This study uses real irradiation data to analyze the PV module characteristics and the MPPT algorithm in MATLAB. The simulations in PSIM software is to verify the Single Ended Primary Inductor Converter (SEPIC) circuit with Perturb & Observe (P&O) MPPT algorithm method. This simulation provides an information on the charge controller capability to produce an output power as close as the input power on the changement of the solar irradiation intensity. This simulation provides an information on how the P&O algorithm reacts to the changement of solar irradiation and how long it took for this MPPT to track the Maximum Power Point (MPP). The SEPIC hardware analysis is likely to be the determination of the losses in the SEPIC circuit at certain working frequency parameters and component selections. This experiment also contributes to the knowledge on the switching and conduction losses, where in reality depending on many parameters. On the ideal SEPIC circuit (lossless converter), the efficiency can reach as high as 98% at maximum solar irradiation. By comparison, given the same components with the same value, the experimental SEPIC circuit can obtain an efficiency of only 77%.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Wan Muhammad Firdaus, Wan Sulaiman
author_facet	Wan Muhammad Firdaus, Wan Sulaiman
author_sort	Wan Muhammad Firdaus, Wan Sulaiman
title	Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller
title_short	Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller
title_full	Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller
title_fullStr	Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller
title_sort	analysis of sepic dc/dc converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
granting_department	Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
publishDate	2015
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13151/1/Analysis%20of%20sepic%20DCDC%20converter%20using%20perturb%20%26%20observe%20algorithm%20for%20photovoltaic%20charge%20controller.pdf
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Analysis of sepic DC/DC converter using perturb & observe algorithm for photovoltaic charge controller

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