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A Novel Hybrid Maximum Power Point Tracking Controller Based on Artificial Intelligence for Solar Photovoltaic System Under Variable Environmental Conditions

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Solar Photo-voltaic (PV) arrays have non-linear characteristics with distinctive maximum power point (MPP) which relies on ecological conditions such as solar radiation and ambient temperature. In order to obtain continuous maximum power (MP) from PV arrays under varying ecological conditions, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control methods are employed. MPPT is utilized to extract MP from the solar-PV array; high-performance soft computing techniques can be used. In this paper, the proposed hybrid MPPT algorithm is used in the solar-PV system with variable climatic conditions. The performance of the proposed hybrid MPPT algorithm with different membership functions is analyzed to optimize the MPP. Simulation results establish that with the application of MPPT controller such as Perturb and Observe, Fuzzy Logic and a proposed hybrid MPPT for the solar-PV system, the proposed hybrid MPPT controller provides more accurate performance and also reduces the fluctuation about the MPP as compared to other MPPT techniques.

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Khan, M.J., Pushparaj A Novel Hybrid Maximum Power Point Tracking Controller Based on Artificial Intelligence for Solar Photovoltaic System Under Variable Environmental Conditions. J. Electr. Eng. Technol. 16, 1879–1889 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42835-021-00734-4

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