Modelling and Comparison of Different MPPT Algorithms for a Standalone PV System

This paper is going to analyze the comparative study of widely used MPPT Techniques in the majority of industries namely: Perturbate and Observe(P&O), Incremental Conductance(IncCond) and Fuzzy Logic Algorithms. All three control algorithms are studied in MATLAB/Simulink under different irradiance conditions and their tracking efficiency are analyzed accordingly. For the backup system i.e. for charging of battery a charge controller is employed that will provide a reference current for charging depending upon the present status of battery voltage and Status of Charge(SOC). Finally, comparative results were drawn and algorithms were compared based on several factors like Dynamic Response, Ease of Implementation, Efficiency etc.

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