A PV System with MPPT Tracking and Off Demand Diverting Mechanism

Abstract

Renewable energy resources and their implementation in the power sector will be the future of the upcoming world. The technology implementing PV cell and its use in the energy sector is growing in momentum nowadays. PV cell implemented along with MPPT tracking increases the efficiency of the energy system involved. A PV system with MPPT tracking and off Demand diverting mechanism is used in the prototype implemented. At On load the system can supply the load utilizing the MPPT. At night if the system has a battery, it can supply all the loads on demand. At less loading conditions, If the batteries are not discharged and if there is provision of irradiance then the MPPT cannot track the maximum power since there is no load to take it. So diversion of the power to allow MPPT tracking is done in the prototype to feed an additional load on demand. Simulations are done in mat lab and waveforms are analyzed.

Keywords: PV Cell, MPPT, Demand, Load

DOI: 10.7176/JETP/11-6-04

Publication date: November 30^th 2021