Emperor Penguin Optimization Based MPPT for PV System under Different Irradiation Condition

Abstract

Abstract—Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is an essential process in the PV system to generate maximum power. The power generated in the system fluctuates due to the different irradiation levels from PV modules. Because of this effect, the Maximum Power (MP) produced has to be tracked with a minimum tracking time. With the conventional MPPT algorithm, the MP cannot be tracked with different irradiations, and the tracking time will be high. In this article, a 4x4 PV array is modeled to compare with different irradiation conditions. The Emperor Penguin Optimization (EPO) based MPPT is implemented to find the global maximum power. The maximum peak power is tracked under different irradiation conditions in a total cross tied (TCT) configured network. The MP tracked in the 4 × 4 TCT-PV array is contrasted with the bridge linked (BL) and serial parallel (SP) and bridge linked honey-comb (BL-HC) configuration. The proposed method yields approximately 4% improved power tracking compared to the other configuration.

Keywords:

• homogenous and non-homogenous PV system
• emperor penguin optimization
• maximum power point tracking
• total cross tied configuration
• partial shading

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Muhilan Paramasivam

Muhilan Paramasivam born on the year 1986, in Pudukkottai, India. He received the degree of B.E., and M.E., from Anna University and Periyar Maniammai University, in 2007 and 2013, respectively. Presently he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur, India. He is interested in the area of power converters and drives.

Senthilkumar Subramaniam

Senthilkumar Subramaniam (M'17) received the B.E. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, in 1999, the M.Tech. degree in electrical drives and control from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India, in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2013. He has 17 years of teaching experience at various engineering institutions. Since April 2006, he has been an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology. He has extensively researched on self-excited induction generators for standalone and grid-connected applications. His current research interests include the development of new power converter topologies for renewable energy systems.