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Maximum Power Characteristic Tracking: Definition and Adaptation to Various Power Electronics Converters


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/irecon.v7i1.16160

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Usually, the Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) definition is done in an upstream step, while the power electronics interface design is done in a downstream step. This structured approach leads to efficient solutions from a functional point of view, but not from a material point of view. In this paper, an integrated approach is presented. The MPPT is defined according to the power electronics interface and is integrated in its control circuit. Inspired by the soft switching philosophy, the Maximum Power Point (MPP) is not forced, but spontaneous. So that the operating point is spontaneously placed at the MPP, it is sufficient that the power electronics interface has an optimal characteristic. The explicit objective is to track the converter characteristic to allow maximum available power extraction. A new MPPT family is then defined: Maximum Power Characteristic Tracking (MPCT). MPCT applications to DC-AC converters (Voltage-Source-Inverter (VSI) and Current-Source-Inverter (CSI)), to Current-Fed DC-DC converters (Buck, Buck-Boost and Zeta) and to Voltage-Fed DC-DC converters (Boost, Cuk and Sepic) are presented. The results are validated by simulation in Matlab – PowerSimSystem environment.
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Photovoltaic Generation; Optimal characteristic; MPPT; MPCT

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