Maximum Power Point Tracking in Solar Power Systems by Using Differential Evolution Methods with Embedded Systems

Year 2017, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 162 - 173, 26.12.2017

Volkan Yamaçlı , Kadir Abacı

https://doi.org/10.29137/umagd.348004

Abstract

In this paper, one of the most
important problems, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), in renewable solar
power is studied and analyzed. In order to obtain the maximum power point in
solar cells and panels the voltage and current should be maximized, simultaneously.
Thus, the easiest way to achieve the maximum power point is tracking the solar
energy, daylight, by measuring the light intensity in a solar cell or panel
coaxially. In this work, the MPPT is achieved by optimizing the light intensity
vector on a solar panel after measuring the daylight physically with the help
of newly designed embedded system, and processing the real world values by
using Differential Search Algorithm which is a new and improved method based on
differential evolutionary principles.

Keywords

Solar Power, Maximum Power Point Tracking, Renewable Energy, Differential Search

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