MPPT for Photovoltaic System Located in Latakia Province - Syria by Using Genetic Algorithm

The use of renewable resources for energizing the modern power systems has recently increased due to its sustainability and low operating costs. Photovoltaic (PV) system appears to be a good solution due to the fact that it can be established and operated locally. However, maximum output power of these systems is usually achieved by using the maximum sun and power point (MPP) tracking techniques. This paper suggests a novel genetic algorithm (GA)-based technique to obtain the maximum output power of practical PV system located in Latakia province of Syria. Based on this technique, azimuth and elevation angles of solar panels located in Latakia are first determined to track maximum radiation of the sun for every day of the whole year. After that, a GA-based technique is developed to track the maximum power point corresponding to maximum radiation during the year. Simulation results in MATLB environment demonstrate the validation and effectiveness of the proposed GA-based technique to obtain the maximum generated power of PV system. The results of this research can be easily adopted as a database reference to design the PV control system. Current World Environment www.cwejournal.org ISSN: 0973-4929, Vol. 14, No. (1) 2019, Pg. 170-181 CONTACT Hassan Haes Alhelou h.haesalhelou@gmail.com Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Tishreen University, 2230 Lattakia, Syria. © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers. This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY). Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.14.1.16 Article History Received: 24 February 2019 Accepted: 27 April 2019