Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency

This paper focuses on the behavior of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) on photovoltaic (PV) cell systems using MATLAB/Simulink software. The PV cells can offer better simulation results when a double-exponential type, i.e., double-diode model is used. The reason, it is more accurate with the real...

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Main Authors: Das, Narottam, Wongsodihardjo, Hendy, Islam, Syed
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Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31488
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author Das, Narottam
Wongsodihardjo, Hendy
Islam, Syed
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Das, Narottam
Wongsodihardjo, Hendy
Islam, Syed
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description This paper focuses on the behavior of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) on photovoltaic (PV) cell systems using MATLAB/Simulink software. The PV cells can offer better simulation results when a double-exponential type, i.e., double-diode model is used. The reason, it is more accurate with the real testing condition even though the efficiency is a bit less. This confirms that theoretical single-diode model still require more improvements. In addition, multijunction solar cell also investigated to obtain its maximum performance compared with the conventional silicon PV cell. The obtained results show that the tandem (or multijunction) cell can provide almost 3-times maximum power compared to the conventional PV cell. Therefore, the multijunction/ tandem PV cells can produce higher power throughout the sunny day due to the higher MPPT capacity. Furthermore, perturb and observe method seems to be very useful because of its simplicity despite the unresolved algorithm for different methods, such as constant voltage tracking technique.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-314882017-09-13T15:20:55Z Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency Das, Narottam Wongsodihardjo, Hendy Islam, Syed Not known MPPT PV cell working temperature multijunction solar cell Photovoltaic cell MATLAB/Simulink double-exponential (diode) model This paper focuses on the behavior of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) on photovoltaic (PV) cell systems using MATLAB/Simulink software. The PV cells can offer better simulation results when a double-exponential type, i.e., double-diode model is used. The reason, it is more accurate with the real testing condition even though the efficiency is a bit less. This confirms that theoretical single-diode model still require more improvements. In addition, multijunction solar cell also investigated to obtain its maximum performance compared with the conventional silicon PV cell. The obtained results show that the tandem (or multijunction) cell can provide almost 3-times maximum power compared to the conventional PV cell. Therefore, the multijunction/ tandem PV cells can produce higher power throughout the sunny day due to the higher MPPT capacity. Furthermore, perturb and observe method seems to be very useful because of its simplicity despite the unresolved algorithm for different methods, such as constant voltage tracking technique. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31488 10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672819 IEEE restricted
spellingShingle MPPT
PV cell working temperature
multijunction solar cell
Photovoltaic cell
MATLAB/Simulink
double-exponential (diode) model
Das, Narottam
Wongsodihardjo, Hendy
Islam, Syed
Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
title Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
title_full Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
title_fullStr Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
title_full_unstemmed Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
title_short Photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
title_sort photovoltaic cell modeling for maximum power point tracking using matlab/simulink to improve the conversion efficiency
topic MPPT
PV cell working temperature
multijunction solar cell
Photovoltaic cell
MATLAB/Simulink
double-exponential (diode) model
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31488