Design & analysis of improved bus-tied photovoltaic system for marine ships

Photovoltaic (PV) systems converts the solar energy falling on them directly into electricity. In this paper, a small-scale ship’s bus-tied PV system is proposed. The proposed methodology will track the maximum power point (MPP) of PV array using hybrid maximum power point technique (MPPT) and flyback Direct Current to Direct Current converter. The tracked maximum power is then converted into AC power using a 3-phase full-bridge voltage source inverter controlled by space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) technique. This three-phase power will feed the local load and the excess AC power is transmitted into the ship’s bus. Also, the necessary steps and key components needed to design and build an efficient, reliable and low cost photovoltaic system are examined.

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