| Title |
Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Method of Photovoltaic Array using Boost Converter |
| Authors |
황동현(Dong-Hyeon Hwang) ; 이우철(Woo-Cheol Lee) |
| DOI |
http://doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2018.67.2.216 |
| Keywords |
Maximum power point tracking ; Photovoltaic arrays ; Partial shade |
| Abstract |
Since solar cells have non-linear voltage-current output characteristics, Photovoltaic systems require the Maximum Power Point Tracking(MPPT) function. For this reason, a large number of MPPT techniques have been studied. However, the conventional MPPT techniques may fail to track the maximum power point when partial shading occurs in the solar cell array due to its characteristics. Therefore, it is necessary to research the MPPT technique that can follow the maximum power point in the partial shadow condition. In this paper, the characteristics of solar cell arrays in partial shadowing are analyzed and the MPPT technique which can follow the maximum power point in partial shadow condition has been proposed. To validate the proposed MPPT method, simulation and experimentation results are provided. |