Performance analysis of MPPT algorithms for enhancing the efficiency of SPV power generation system: A simulation study

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the performance of two popular Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms, namely Modified Perturb and Observe (P&O) and Incremental Conductance (IncCond) algorithm, by simulation method. The purpose of this analysis is to adopt one of the MPPT algorithms for improving the performance of solar photovoltaic (SPV) power generation system. The performance of SPV power generation system is affected by irradiance, temperature of panel and load. The parameters for simulation of solar panel and other associated blocks were built based on researchers' geographical location. The results of simulation done in MATLAB/Simulink environment show that the performance of IncCond algorithm performs better than Modified P&O algorithm.