Maximum Power Point Tracking for photovoltaic system applied to DC/DC/AC inverter based on Modular Multi-level Converter structure

• Autorzy: Cuong Tran Hung , Anh An Thi Hoai Thu

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DOI

10.24425/aee.2025.153907

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nowadays, solar power is a potential alternative energy source. To get the best maximum power from solar power, it is necessary to have a strong enough inverter structure and a good control algorithm. This paper presents the Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm of a solar PV system applied to a DC/DC/AC inverter to obtain maximum power, in which the DC/DC rectifier uses a Boost Converter and the DC/AC inverter uses a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). The purpose is to convert electricity from the grid-connected PV system. The MPPT algorithm uses the Incremental Conductance – Integral Regulator (INC-IR) method to find the maximum power point quickly and accurately in different weather conditions. The operation of an MMC uses the Nearest Level Modulation (NLM) method combined with a capacitor voltage balance algorithm to generate maximum AC voltage levels and control the capacitor voltage balance in the MMC. The Nearest Level Modulation method has the advantage of providing a very low valve switching frequency to increase the lifetime of the semiconductor valve. A closed-loop circuit with the PI controller performs the grid-connected power control process. This control and modulation process will produce sinusoidal alternating current (AC) and voltage with a sound total harmonic distortion (THD) index. The simulation of the system will be performed on MATLAB/Simulink software to demonstrate the performance of the proposed method and applied to a 21-level MMC.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Boost Converter; grid connected; maximum power point tracking; modular multilevel converter; solar energy

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Electrical Engineering
• Czasopismo: Archives of Electrical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 74, nr 2
• Strony: 425--445
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., rys., tab., wykr., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Cuong Tran Hung

• Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Thuyloi University Vietnam

• https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2812-7374

autor

Anh An Thi Hoai Thu

• Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Transport and Communications Vietnam

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2242-1709

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).