MPPT Control and Architecture for PV Solar Panel with Sub-Module Integrated Converters

Photovoltaic (PV) solar systems with series-connected module integrated converters (MICs) are receiving increased attentionbecause of their ability to create high output voltage while performing local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control forindividual solar panels, which is a solution for partial shading effects in PV systems at panel level. To eliminate the partial shadingeffects in PV system more effectively, sub-MICs are utilized at the cell level or grouped cell level within a PV solar panel. Thisstudy presents the results of a series-output-connection MPPT (SOC-MPPT) controller for sub-MIC architecture using a singlesensor at the output and a single digital MPPT controller (sub-MIC SOC-MPPT controller and architecture). The sub-MICSOC-MPPT controller and architecture are investigated based on boost type sub-MICs. Experimental results under steady-state andtransient conditions are presented to verify the performance of the controller and the effectiveness of the architecture.

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[IEEE Style]

J. A. A. Qahouq, Y. Jiang, M. Orabi, "MPPT Control and Architecture for PV Solar Panel with Sub-Module Integrated Converters," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1281-1292, 2014. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2014.14.6.1281.

[ACM Style]

Jaber A. Abu Qahouq, Yuncong Jiang, and Mohamed Orabi. 2014. MPPT Control and Architecture for PV Solar Panel with Sub-Module Integrated Converters. Journal of Power Electronics, 14, 6, (2014), 1281-1292. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2014.14.6.1281.