Comparative analysis of developed incremental conductance (IC) and perturb & observe (P&O) MPPT algorithm for photovoltaic applications

Abstract

In solar photovoltaic (SPV) system it's always a challenge to extract the maximum output power. In this paper, a simple design has been developed for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms by Incremental Conductance (IC) and Perturb and Observe (P&O) methods in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. Modeling in Matlab/Simulink environment facilitates design and simulation of the MPPT algorithms and provides a modular visual simulation and user-friendly environment which can be easily reconfigurable for the electrical response of solar photovoltaic (SPV) module or system. This paper also offers a useful comparison between incremental conductance (IC) and perturb and observe (P&O) algorithms for photovoltaic module by which it's make convenient to choice the right algorithms for solar photovoltaic systems.