Abstract
The output power of photovoltaic electrical systems is highly dynamic and non-linear in nature. In order to extract maximum power
from such systems, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is required. MPPT techniques with variable step-size of
perturbation track the maximum power point (MPP) with more efficiency. In this paper, a model of a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for
determining the step-size of perturbation in duty-cycle of a photovoltaic electrical system to track MPP is presented. The model is
simulated in MATLAB/Simulink®.
Keywords: Maximum power point tracking, perturb and observe, boost converter, fuzzy logic control, membership
function, crisp universe, centre of area, pulse width modulation
Development and Analysis of Fuzzy Control for MPPT Based Photovoltaic SystemIJERD Editor
In PV system control of Power electronics converters are very essential for the efficient utilization
of the solar System. This paper proposes modified Perturb & Observe Maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
with a fuzzy controller for DC-DC boost converter control in Photovoltaic system under shading and varying
atmospheric conditions. This paper proposes a different approach for MPPT of PV system so as to obtain
maximum power from PV system. In conventional methods, tracking power contains oscillation in the output
power. The Simulation and modeling of Photovoltaic system along with proposed algorithm are done using
MATLAB/SIMLINK software. Form Simulation results shows that P & O based fuzzy controller algorithm is
transient state is fast, less fluctuations and smooth in signal of generated power.
Fuzzy logic based MPPT technique for a single phase Grid connected PV system ...THOKALA SOWMYA
In the proposed paper power generation from photovoltaic array is used to connect the grid. DFCM
Inverter control with PSPWM technique is used in order to control active and reactive power injected into grid. FLC
MPPT technique is proposed for maximum power point tracking and is compared with Constant voltage MPPT
technique. The simulation results of proposed system and Constant voltage MPPT technique are compared by using
MATLAB/SIMULINK software.
This paper presents the analysis, modeling and control of a grid connected photovoltaic generation system. The model contains a detailed representation of the solar array, grid side multilevel neutral point clamped voltage source inverter. Fuzzy logic controller for the maximum power point tracking of a photovoltaic system under variable temperature and insulation conditions is discussed. The PQ control approach has been presented for the multilevel inverter. One of the most common control strategies structures applied to decentralized power generator is based on power direct control employing a controller for the dc link voltage and a controller to regulate the injected current to the utility network. The proposed models were implemented in Matlab/Simulink.
Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for Single Phase Grid Connected PV System...Ali Mahmood
Ordinary technique fail to ensure successful tracking of the maximum power point under partial shading conditions (PSC). This performs in significant reduction in the power generated as well as the reliability of the photovoltaic energy production system. For the effective utilization of solar panel under partial shading condition (PSC), maximum power point tracking method (MPPT) is required.
Enhanced MPPT Technique For DC-DC Luo Converter Using Model Predictive Contro...IJERD Editor
The present study explored an enhanced maximum power point tracking technique which ensures fast tracking in PV systems. This system represents a Model Predictive Control (MPC) MPPT technique. Extracting the maximum power from PV systems has been widely investigated. The main benefaction of this article is an improvement of the Perturb and Observe (P&O) method through a fixed step predictive control under measured fast solar radiation. The preferred predictive control to achieve Maximum Power Point (MPP) speeds up the control loop since it predicts error before the switching signal is applied to the DC-DC Luo converter. Comparing the improved technique to the conventional P&O method indicates significant improvement in PV system performance. The proposed MPC-MPPT technique for a Luo converter is implemented using the MAT LAB SIMULINK
Development and Analysis of Fuzzy Control for MPPT Based Photovoltaic SystemIJERD Editor
In PV system control of Power electronics converters are very essential for the efficient utilization
of the solar System. This paper proposes modified Perturb & Observe Maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
with a fuzzy controller for DC-DC boost converter control in Photovoltaic system under shading and varying
atmospheric conditions. This paper proposes a different approach for MPPT of PV system so as to obtain
maximum power from PV system. In conventional methods, tracking power contains oscillation in the output
power. The Simulation and modeling of Photovoltaic system along with proposed algorithm are done using
MATLAB/SIMLINK software. Form Simulation results shows that P & O based fuzzy controller algorithm is
transient state is fast, less fluctuations and smooth in signal of generated power.
Fuzzy logic based MPPT technique for a single phase Grid connected PV system ...THOKALA SOWMYA
In the proposed paper power generation from photovoltaic array is used to connect the grid. DFCM
Inverter control with PSPWM technique is used in order to control active and reactive power injected into grid. FLC
MPPT technique is proposed for maximum power point tracking and is compared with Constant voltage MPPT
technique. The simulation results of proposed system and Constant voltage MPPT technique are compared by using
MATLAB/SIMULINK software.
This paper presents the analysis, modeling and control of a grid connected photovoltaic generation system. The model contains a detailed representation of the solar array, grid side multilevel neutral point clamped voltage source inverter. Fuzzy logic controller for the maximum power point tracking of a photovoltaic system under variable temperature and insulation conditions is discussed. The PQ control approach has been presented for the multilevel inverter. One of the most common control strategies structures applied to decentralized power generator is based on power direct control employing a controller for the dc link voltage and a controller to regulate the injected current to the utility network. The proposed models were implemented in Matlab/Simulink.
Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for Single Phase Grid Connected PV System...Ali Mahmood
Ordinary technique fail to ensure successful tracking of the maximum power point under partial shading conditions (PSC). This performs in significant reduction in the power generated as well as the reliability of the photovoltaic energy production system. For the effective utilization of solar panel under partial shading condition (PSC), maximum power point tracking method (MPPT) is required.
Enhanced MPPT Technique For DC-DC Luo Converter Using Model Predictive Contro...IJERD Editor
The present study explored an enhanced maximum power point tracking technique which ensures fast tracking in PV systems. This system represents a Model Predictive Control (MPC) MPPT technique. Extracting the maximum power from PV systems has been widely investigated. The main benefaction of this article is an improvement of the Perturb and Observe (P&O) method through a fixed step predictive control under measured fast solar radiation. The preferred predictive control to achieve Maximum Power Point (MPP) speeds up the control loop since it predicts error before the switching signal is applied to the DC-DC Luo converter. Comparing the improved technique to the conventional P&O method indicates significant improvement in PV system performance. The proposed MPC-MPPT technique for a Luo converter is implemented using the MAT LAB SIMULINK
Partial Shading Detection and MPPT Controller for Total Cross Tied Photovolta...IDES Editor
This paper present Maximum Power Point Tracking
(MPPT) controller for solving partial shading problems in
photovoltaic (PV) systems. It is well-known that partial shading
is often encountered in PV system issue with many
consequences. In this research, PV array is connected using
TCT (total cross-tied) configuration including sensors to
measure voltage and currents. The sensors provide inputs for
MPPT controller in order to achieve optimum output power.
The Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) is
utilized in this paper as the controller methods. Then, the
output of MPPT controller is the optimum power duty cycle
(α) to drive the performance DC-DC converter. The simulation
shows that the proposed MPPT controller can provide PV
voltage (VMPP) nearly to the maximum power point voltage.
The accuracy of our proposed method is measured by
performance index defined as Mean Absolute Percentage Error
(MAPE). In addition, the main purpose of this work is to
present a new method for detecting partial condition of
photovoltaic TCT configuration using only 3 sensors. Thus,
this method can streamline the time and reduce operating
costs.
Simulation of incremental conductance mppt with direct control method using c...eSAT Journals
Abstract PV Module Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) is a photovoltaic system that uses the photovoltaic array as a source of electrical power supply. Every photovoltaic (PV) array has an optimum operating point, called the maximum power point, which varies depending on cell temperature, the insulation level and array voltage. The function of MPPT is needed to operate the PV array at its maximum power point. The design of a Maximum Peak Power Tracking (MPPT) is proposed utilizing a cuk converter topology. Solar panel voltage and current are continuously monitored by a MPPT, and the duty cycle of the cuk converter continuously adjusted to extract maximum power. The design consists of a PV array, DC-DC cuk converter and many such algorithms have been proposed. However, one particular algorithm, the Incremental Conductance method, claimed by many in the literature to be inferior to others, continues to be by far the most widely used method in commercial PV MPPT’s. The general model was implemented on Mat lab, and accepts irradiance and temperature as variable parameters and outputs the I-V characteristic and P-V characteristic Index Terms: PV system; Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Incremental conductance (Inccond); digital signal processor (dsp)
Modeling and Simulation of Fuzzy Logic based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MP...IJECEIAES
This paper presents modeling and simulation of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) used in solar PV power systems. The Fuzzy logic algorithm is used to minimize the error between the actual power and the estimated maximum power. The simulation model was developed and tested to investigate the effectiveness of the proposed MPPT controller. MATLAB Simulink was employed for simulation studies. The proposed system was simulated and tested successfully on a photovoltaic solar panel model. The Fuzzy logic algorithm succesfully tracking the MPPs and performs precise control under rapidly changing atmospheric conditions. Simulation results indicate the feasibility and improved functionality of the system.
Energy Comparison of MPPT Techniques Using Cuk ConverterAM Publications
In this paper the energy comparison of two MPPT, P&O and Incremental conductance is done using cuk
convertor. For comparison such as voltage, current and power output for each different combination has been recorded.
MATLAB simulink tools have been used for performance evaluation on energy point.
Implementation of mppt algorithm on pv panel using pic16 f877 controllereSAT Journals
Abstract Most of the pathogenic organisms have antibiotic resistant strains hence there is a need to identify new drug targets to design new drugs to combat the disease.Subtractive genomics approach is one of the recently adopted methodologies to identify novel drug targets specific to the pathogen to avoid any cross reactivity and side effects.This methodology uses various tools and databases to find essential proteins that are indispensible for the survival or virulence of the organism andare absent in the host. A survey was done on the databases and tools generally usedby the researchers to carry out this work on different pathogenic organism. Databases like NCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information) genome database, DEG BlastP (Database of Essential Genes and Genomes), BlastP (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopaedia for Genes and Genomes) database, Drug bank database are used in most of the studies. Tools and web servers such as CD HIT (Cluster database at high identity with tolerance) and CELLO are mostly used. Keywords: - NCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information), DEG BlastP (Database of Essential Genes and Genomes), BlastP (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopaedia for Genes and Genomes), CD HIT(Cluster database at high identity with tolerance), DEG-BlastP ( Database of essential Genes Protein Blast)
Real Time Implementation of Variable Step Size Based P&O MPPT for PV Systems ...IJPEDS-IAES
Nowadays Solar energy is an important energy source due to the energy crisis and environment pollution. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm improves the utilization efficiency of a photovoltaic systems. In this paper an improved P&O MPPT algorithm is developed and simulated using MATLAB / SIMULINK to control the DC/DC buck converter. The obtained simulink model is also verified using dspace tool. Both the simulated and experimental results are validated by also comparing them with conventional MPPT methods. The performance measures show the increase in the efficiency of PV system by the proposed model.
This paper presents a maximum power point (MPP) tracking method based on a hybrid combination between the fuzzy logic controller (FLC) and the conventional Perturb-and-Observe (P&O) method. The proposed algorithm utilizes the FLC to initialize P&O algorithm with an initial duty cycle. MATLAB/Simulink models consisting of, the photovoltaic system, boost converter and controllers, are built to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm. To accurately illustrate the performance of the proposed algorithm, comparisons with standalone FLC and P&O are carried out. The performance of the proposed algorithm is investigated difficult weather conditions including sudden changes and partial shading. The results showed that the proposed algorithm successfully reaches MPP in all scenarios.
Maximum power point tracking of pv arrays under partial shading condition usi...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
Incremental Conductance MPPT Algorithm for PV System Implemented Using DC-DC ...IJERA Editor
The two basic topologies of switch mode DC-DC converters (Buck and Boost) are analyzed with a view of their use in PV (photovoltaic) systems, as the photovoltaic generator exhibits non-linear characteristics due to the change in environmental condition and load variation. As the efficiency of PV panels is low it becomes mandatory to extract maximum power from the PV panel at a given period of time. Several MPPT algorithms with different types of converters are being proposed for extracting maximum power from the PV panel. It is found that the nature of load plays an important role in the choice of topology. This paper investigates the implementation issues of Incremental Conductance method with Buck and Boost Converters. Mathematical analysis and desirable steady-state operating point of the converters are derived to give satisfactory maximum power point tracking operation.
Partial Shading Detection and MPPT Controller for Total Cross Tied Photovolta...IDES Editor
This paper present Maximum Power Point Tracking
(MPPT) controller for solving partial shading problems in
photovoltaic (PV) systems. It is well-known that partial shading
is often encountered in PV system issue with many
consequences. In this research, PV array is connected using
TCT (total cross-tied) configuration including sensors to
measure voltage and currents. The sensors provide inputs for
MPPT controller in order to achieve optimum output power.
The Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) is
utilized in this paper as the controller methods. Then, the
output of MPPT controller is the optimum power duty cycle
(α) to drive the performance DC-DC converter. The simulation
shows that the proposed MPPT controller can provide PV
voltage (VMPP) nearly to the maximum power point voltage.
The accuracy of our proposed method is measured by
performance index defined as Mean Absolute Percentage Error
(MAPE). In addition, the main purpose of this work is to
present a new method for detecting partial condition of
photovoltaic TCT configuration using only 3 sensors. Thus,
this method can streamline the time and reduce operating
costs.
Simulation of incremental conductance mppt with direct control method using c...eSAT Journals
Abstract PV Module Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) is a photovoltaic system that uses the photovoltaic array as a source of electrical power supply. Every photovoltaic (PV) array has an optimum operating point, called the maximum power point, which varies depending on cell temperature, the insulation level and array voltage. The function of MPPT is needed to operate the PV array at its maximum power point. The design of a Maximum Peak Power Tracking (MPPT) is proposed utilizing a cuk converter topology. Solar panel voltage and current are continuously monitored by a MPPT, and the duty cycle of the cuk converter continuously adjusted to extract maximum power. The design consists of a PV array, DC-DC cuk converter and many such algorithms have been proposed. However, one particular algorithm, the Incremental Conductance method, claimed by many in the literature to be inferior to others, continues to be by far the most widely used method in commercial PV MPPT’s. The general model was implemented on Mat lab, and accepts irradiance and temperature as variable parameters and outputs the I-V characteristic and P-V characteristic Index Terms: PV system; Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Incremental conductance (Inccond); digital signal processor (dsp)
Modeling and Simulation of Fuzzy Logic based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MP...IJECEIAES
This paper presents modeling and simulation of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) used in solar PV power systems. The Fuzzy logic algorithm is used to minimize the error between the actual power and the estimated maximum power. The simulation model was developed and tested to investigate the effectiveness of the proposed MPPT controller. MATLAB Simulink was employed for simulation studies. The proposed system was simulated and tested successfully on a photovoltaic solar panel model. The Fuzzy logic algorithm succesfully tracking the MPPs and performs precise control under rapidly changing atmospheric conditions. Simulation results indicate the feasibility and improved functionality of the system.
Energy Comparison of MPPT Techniques Using Cuk ConverterAM Publications
In this paper the energy comparison of two MPPT, P&O and Incremental conductance is done using cuk
convertor. For comparison such as voltage, current and power output for each different combination has been recorded.
MATLAB simulink tools have been used for performance evaluation on energy point.
Implementation of mppt algorithm on pv panel using pic16 f877 controllereSAT Journals
Abstract Most of the pathogenic organisms have antibiotic resistant strains hence there is a need to identify new drug targets to design new drugs to combat the disease.Subtractive genomics approach is one of the recently adopted methodologies to identify novel drug targets specific to the pathogen to avoid any cross reactivity and side effects.This methodology uses various tools and databases to find essential proteins that are indispensible for the survival or virulence of the organism andare absent in the host. A survey was done on the databases and tools generally usedby the researchers to carry out this work on different pathogenic organism. Databases like NCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information) genome database, DEG BlastP (Database of Essential Genes and Genomes), BlastP (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopaedia for Genes and Genomes) database, Drug bank database are used in most of the studies. Tools and web servers such as CD HIT (Cluster database at high identity with tolerance) and CELLO are mostly used. Keywords: - NCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information), DEG BlastP (Database of Essential Genes and Genomes), BlastP (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopaedia for Genes and Genomes), CD HIT(Cluster database at high identity with tolerance), DEG-BlastP ( Database of essential Genes Protein Blast)
Real Time Implementation of Variable Step Size Based P&O MPPT for PV Systems ...IJPEDS-IAES
Nowadays Solar energy is an important energy source due to the energy crisis and environment pollution. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm improves the utilization efficiency of a photovoltaic systems. In this paper an improved P&O MPPT algorithm is developed and simulated using MATLAB / SIMULINK to control the DC/DC buck converter. The obtained simulink model is also verified using dspace tool. Both the simulated and experimental results are validated by also comparing them with conventional MPPT methods. The performance measures show the increase in the efficiency of PV system by the proposed model.
This paper presents a maximum power point (MPP) tracking method based on a hybrid combination between the fuzzy logic controller (FLC) and the conventional Perturb-and-Observe (P&O) method. The proposed algorithm utilizes the FLC to initialize P&O algorithm with an initial duty cycle. MATLAB/Simulink models consisting of, the photovoltaic system, boost converter and controllers, are built to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm. To accurately illustrate the performance of the proposed algorithm, comparisons with standalone FLC and P&O are carried out. The performance of the proposed algorithm is investigated difficult weather conditions including sudden changes and partial shading. The results showed that the proposed algorithm successfully reaches MPP in all scenarios.
Maximum power point tracking of pv arrays under partial shading condition usi...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
Incremental Conductance MPPT Algorithm for PV System Implemented Using DC-DC ...IJERA Editor
The two basic topologies of switch mode DC-DC converters (Buck and Boost) are analyzed with a view of their use in PV (photovoltaic) systems, as the photovoltaic generator exhibits non-linear characteristics due to the change in environmental condition and load variation. As the efficiency of PV panels is low it becomes mandatory to extract maximum power from the PV panel at a given period of time. Several MPPT algorithms with different types of converters are being proposed for extracting maximum power from the PV panel. It is found that the nature of load plays an important role in the choice of topology. This paper investigates the implementation issues of Incremental Conductance method with Buck and Boost Converters. Mathematical analysis and desirable steady-state operating point of the converters are derived to give satisfactory maximum power point tracking operation.
Non-linear tons are normally affected by power quality (PQ) problems. Harmonic currents make system resonance, capacitor overloading, and decrease in efficiency. Voltage sags are usually happening power quality difficulties in electrical systems. The unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) is one of the FACTS controllers used for modifying the effect of voltage sags. The series compensator in the UPQC is for quadrature type of voltage inoculation. So that at steady state the series compensator not ever ingests active power. The proposed method introduces a low power rating series compensator that injects the voltage which perfectly recompenses the power quality problem of the system. The addition of fuzzy logic controller with the conservative UPQC decreases the voltage sag levels in the output voltage and also develops the power factor. The control circuit is aimed using fuzzy logic controller and simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK.
Fuzzy logic is often heralded as a technique for handling problems with large amounts of vagueness or uncertainty. Since its inception in 1965 it has grown from an obscure mathematical idea to a technique used in a wide variety of applications from cooking rice to controlling diesel engines on an ocean liner.
This talk will give a layman's introduction to the topic and explore some of the real world applications in control and human decision making. Examples might include household appliances, control of large industrial plant, and health monitoring systems for the elderly. We will look at where the field might be going over the next ten years, highlighting areas where DMU's specialist expertise drives the way.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
Control of inverters to support bidirectional power flow in grid connected sy...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
Application of Variable Inductors in a DC/DC Converter to Increase the Operat...theijes
Maximum power transfer in solar micro-grid applications is achieved by impedance matching with a dc–dc converter with maximum power point tracking by the incremental conductance method. Cuk dc to dc converters because of the increase and decrease voltage capability is an important and two inductors in the input and output decrease current ripple significantly. This paper describes how to use non-linear inductors in Cuk converter and designs values of capacitors properly. Because of the Cuk converter uses two inductors, use of variable inductors has great value and reduce the size and cost of inductors and increases the operating range of the tracker to recover solar energy at low solar levels. In other words, the range of operation is extended for low light levels or partially shaded solar panels. The MPPT controller with a variable inductance is robust and reliable over the full operating range. The validity of the proposed converter is verified with computer simulations using PSCAD/EMTDC.a
Design and Implementation of Maximum Power Point Tracking Using Fuzzy Logic C...paperpublications3
Abstract: The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is a process which tracks maximum power point from array input, varying the ratio between the voltage and current delivered to get the most power it can. This paper proposes Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) of a photovoltaic system using Fuzzy Logic Algorithm. For efficient utilization of solar energy, the PV panel should track the maximum power point (MPP) under various weather conditions. Boost converter increases output voltage of the solar panel and converter output voltage depends upon the duty cycle of the MOSFET present in the boost converter. The change in the duty cycle is done by Fuzzy logic controller by sensing the power output of the solar panel. Fuzzy logic controller (FLC) provides an adaptive nature, fast response, good performance and ability to handle non-linear characteristics. The proposed controller is aimed at adjusting the duty cycle of the DC-DC converter switch to track the maximum power of a solar cell array. MATLAB/SIMULINK is used to develop and design the PV array system equipped with the proposed MPPT controller using fuzzy logic.
The new energy source utilization and development, gradual rise of distributed power grid miniaturization, intelligence, control has become a trend. In order to make microgrid reliable and efficiently run, control technology of microgrid has become a top priority and an inverter as microgrid basic unit, its control has become the most important part in microgrid. In this paper, three inverters are operated in parallel using an P-V/Q-F droop control is investigated. Mathematical model of three phase inverter with LC filter is derived, which is based on the voltage and current dual control loop. Parallel control strategy based on P-V/Q-F droop control, does not require a real time communications between the inverters and more suitable for microgrid applications. To verify the feasibility and validity of the droop control scheme, simulation is done in Matlab/Simulink and results indicate droop control has significant effect on power sharing and balancing the voltage magnitude, frequency.
Performance analysis of active clamped interleaved fly-back inverter for phot...eSAT Journals
Abstract
A new control strategy has been proposed for the interleaved flyback inverter. the proposed method consists of two control strategies,
they are active clamp control and phase control. Based on the output power of the PV module each converter phase of an ILFI i s
controlled. due to the active clamp control method the energy in the leakage inductance can be fully recycled. the concept of
interleaving reduces the ripple and reduces the usage of capacitors. The induction motor drive has been used the speed performance
of the drive has been analyzed .simulations are done using MATLAB. The parameters are analyzed without PV and with PV. The
explanations, theories and results are discussed further.
Keywords- interleaved flyback inverter, active clamp, photovoltaic, induction motor drive
This paper presents a new single switched inductor-capacitor coupled transformer-less high gain DC-DC converter which can be used in renewable energy sources like PV, fuelcell in which the low DC output voltage is to be converted into high dc output voltage. With the varying low input voltages, the output of DC-DC converter remains same and does not change. A state space model of the converter is also presented in the paper. This constant output voltage is obtained by close loop control of converter using PID controller. High voltage gain of 10 is obtained without use of transformer. All the simulations are done in MATLAB-SIMULINK environment.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
The main objective of this research work is to develop KY conveter topology for renewable energy sources.Solar energy is the readily available and is the cheapest form of energy. It is non-polluting and environment friendly. The development of high static gain DC-DC converters is an important research area due to the crescent demand of this technology for several applications supplied by low DC output voltage power sources. It is used to provide the uninterruptable power supply and battery powered to the system. So here, step-up DC-DC converters based on the KY converter are proposed for LED lighting systems. The proposed topologies present high voltages and high efficiency for low input voltage and high output voltage applications. The simulation results of the proposed topology have been presented using MATLAB/SIMULINK software.
Soft Switched Multi-Output Flyback Converter with Voltage DoublerIJPEDS-IAES
A novel multi-output voltage doubler circuit with resonant switching
technique is proposed in this paper. The resonant topology in the primary
side of the flyback transformer switches the device either at zero voltage or
current thus optimizing the switching devices by mitigating the losses. The
voltage doubler circuit introduced in the load side increases the voltage by
twice the value thereby increasing the load power and density. The proposed
Multi-output Isolated Converter removes the need for mutiple SMPS units
for a particular application. This reduces the size and weight of the
converters considerably leading to a greater payload. This paper aims at
optimizing the proposed converter with some design changes. The results
obtained from the hardware prototype are given in a comprehensive manner
for a 3.5W converter operating at output voltages of 5V and 3.3V at 50 kHz
switching frequency. The converter output is regulated with the PI controller
designed with SG3523 IC. The effects of load and line regulation for ±20%
variations are analyzed in detail.
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Study and implementation of comparator in cmos 50 nm technologyeSAT Journals
Abstract This paper describes the comparator circuits used in FLASH Analog to digital converter (ADC). The performance of FLASH ADC is greatly influenced by the choice of comparator. In this paper, first a single ended “Threshold Inverter Quantizer” (TIQ) is presented. The TIQ comparator is based on a CMOS inverter cell, in which voltage transfer characteristics (VTC) are changed by systematic transistor sizing. However, TIQ comparator is very sensitive to power supply noise. Another comparator circuit presented in this paper is “Two stage open loop comparator”. It is implemented in 50 nm CMOS Technology. Pre-simulation of comparator is done in LT-Spice and post layout simulation is done in Microwind 3.1. Keywords: CMOS, Comparator, TIQ (Threshold Inverter Quantizer), LT-Spice.
Novel technique in charactarizing a pv module using pulse width modulatoreSAT Journals
Abstract The fabrication and characterization of PV modules are always done under standard test conditions (STC). However, The condition of operation are often far from thisstandard conditions. As a result, developing a characterization circuit is considered as a point of interest for researchers.This paper presents a new methodology in characterizing a PV module using an electronic load circuit. The circuit is implemented using a power MOSFET driven by a pulse width modulator (PWM) developed by LABVIEW. The system is tested and its results are validated by comparing it with simulation results performed by Comsol Multiphysics and Matlab. The system shows high accuracy with respect to the previous published work with lower cost and higher simplicity. Keywords: Photovoltaic, Characterization, Electronic load, and Pulse width modulation (PWM)…
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Mechanical properties of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete for pavementseSAT Journals
Abstract
The effect of addition of mono fibers and hybrid fibers on the mechanical properties of concrete mixture is studied in the present
investigation. Steel fibers of 1% and polypropylene fibers 0.036% were added individually to the concrete mixture as mono fibers and
then they were added together to form a hybrid fiber reinforced concrete. Mechanical properties such as compressive, split tensile and
flexural strength were determined. The results show that hybrid fibers improve the compressive strength marginally as compared to
mono fibers. Whereas, hybridization improves split tensile strength and flexural strength noticeably.
Keywords:-Hybridization, mono fibers, steel fiber, polypropylene fiber, Improvement in mechanical properties.
Material management in construction – a case studyeSAT Journals
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to understand about all the problems occurring in the company because of improper application
of material management. In construction project operation, often there is a project cost variance in terms of the material, equipments,
manpower, subcontractor, overhead cost, and general condition. Material is the main component in construction projects. Therefore,
if the material management is not properly managed it will create a project cost variance. Project cost can be controlled by taking
corrective actions towards the cost variance. Therefore a methodology is used to diagnose and evaluate the procurement process
involved in material management and launch a continuous improvement was developed and applied. A thorough study was carried
out along with study of cases, surveys and interviews to professionals involved in this area. As a result, a methodology for diagnosis
and improvement was proposed and tested in selected projects. The results obtained show that the main problem of procurement is
related to schedule delays and lack of specified quality for the project. To prevent this situation it is often necessary to dedicate
important resources like money, personnel, time, etc. To monitor and control the process. A great potential for improvement was
detected if state of the art technologies such as, electronic mail, electronic data interchange (EDI), and analysis were applied to the
procurement process. These helped to eliminate the root causes for many types of problems that were detected.
Managing drought short term strategies in semi arid regions a case studyeSAT Journals
Abstract
Drought management needs multidisciplinary action. Interdisciplinary efforts among the experts in various fields of the droughts
prone areas are helpful to achieve tangible and permanent solution for this recurring problem. The Gulbarga district having the total
area around 16, 240 sq.km, and accounts 8.45 per cent of the Karnataka state area. The district has been situated with latitude 17º 19'
60" North and longitude of 76 º 49' 60" east. The district is situated entirely on the Deccan plateau positioned at a height of 300 to
750 m above MSL. Sub-tropical, semi-arid type is one among the drought prone districts of Karnataka State. The drought
management is very important for a district like Gulbarga. In this paper various short term strategies are discussed to mitigate the
drought condition in the district.
Keywords: Drought, South-West monsoon, Semi-Arid, Rainfall, Strategies etc.
Life cycle cost analysis of overlay for an urban road in bangaloreeSAT Journals
Abstract
Pavements are subjected to severe condition of stresses and weathering effects from the day they are constructed and opened to traffic
mainly due to its fatigue behavior and environmental effects. Therefore, pavement rehabilitation is one of the most important
components of entire road systems. This paper highlights the design of concrete pavement with added mono fibers like polypropylene,
steel and hybrid fibres for a widened portion of existing concrete pavement and various overlay alternatives for an existing
bituminous pavement in an urban road in Bangalore. Along with this, Life cycle cost analyses at these sections are done by Net
Present Value (NPV) method to identify the most feasible option. The results show that though the initial cost of construction of
concrete overlay is high, over a period of time it prove to be better than the bituminous overlay considering the whole life cycle cost.
The economic analysis also indicates that, out of the three fibre options, hybrid reinforced concrete would be economical without
compromising the performance of the pavement.
Keywords: - Fatigue, Life cycle cost analysis, Net Present Value method, Overlay, Rehabilitation
Laboratory studies of dense bituminous mixes ii with reclaimed asphalt materialseSAT Journals
Abstract
The issue of growing demand on our nation’s roadways over that past couple of decades, decreasing budgetary funds, and the need to
provide a safe, efficient, and cost effective roadway system has led to a dramatic increase in the need to rehabilitate our existing
pavements and the issue of building sustainable road infrastructure in India. With these emergency of the mentioned needs and this
are today’s burning issue and has become the purpose of the study.
In the present study, the samples of existing bituminous layer materials were collected from NH-48(Devahalli to Hassan) site.The
mixtures were designed by Marshall Method as per Asphalt institute (MS-II) at 20% and 30% Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP).
RAP material was blended with virgin aggregate such that all specimens tested for the, Dense Bituminous Macadam-II (DBM-II)
gradation as per Ministry of Roads, Transport, and Highways (MoRT&H) and cost analysis were carried out to know the economics.
Laboratory results and analysis showed the use of recycled materials showed significant variability in Marshall Stability, and the
variability increased with the increase in RAP content. The saving can be realized from utilization of recycled materials as per the
methodology, the reduction in the total cost is 19%, 30%, comparing with the virgin mixes.
Keywords: Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, Marshall Stability, MS-II, Dense Bituminous Macadam-II
Laboratory investigation of expansive soil stabilized with natural inorganic ...eSAT Journals
Abstract
Soil stabilization has proven to be one of the oldest techniques to improve the soil properties. Literature review conducted revealed
that uses of natural inorganic stabilizers are found to be one of the best options for soil stabilization. In this regard an attempt has
been made to evaluate the influence of RBI-81 stabilizer on properties of black cotton soil through laboratory investigations. Black
cotton soil with varying percentages of RBI-81 viz., 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 percent were studied for moisture density relationships
and strength behaviour of soils. Also the effect of curing period was evaluated as literature review clearly emphasized the strength
gain of soils stabilized with RBI-81 over a period of time. The results obtained shows that the unconfined compressive strength of
specimens treated with RBI-81 increased approximately by 250% for a curing period of 28 days as compared to virgin soil. Further
the CBR value improved approximately by 400%. The studies indicated an increasing trend for soil strength behaviour with
increasing percentage of RBI-81 suggesting its potential applications in soil stabilization.
Influence of reinforcement on the behavior of hollow concrete block masonry p...eSAT Journals
Abstract
Reinforced masonry was developed to exploit the strength potential of masonry and to solve its lack of tensile strength. Experimental
and analytical studies have been carried out to investigate the effect of reinforcement on the behavior of hollow concrete block
masonry prisms under compression and to predict ultimate failure compressive strength. In the numerical program, three dimensional
non-linear finite elements (FE) model based on the micro-modeling approach is developed for both unreinforced and reinforced
masonry prisms using ANSYS (14.5). The proposed FE model uses multi-linear stress-strain relationships to model the non-linear
behavior of hollow concrete block, mortar, and grout. Willam-Warnke’s five parameter failure theory has been adopted to model the
failure of masonry materials. The comparison of the numerical and experimental results indicates that the FE models can successfully
capture the highly nonlinear behavior of the physical specimens and accurately predict their strength and failure mechanisms.
Keywords: Structural masonry, Hollow concrete block prism, grout, Compression failure, Finite element method,
Numerical modeling.
Influence of compaction energy on soil stabilized with chemical stabilizereSAT Journals
Abstract
Increase in traffic along with heavier magnitude of wheel loads cause rapid deterioration in pavements. There is a need to improve
density, strength of soil subgrade and other pavement layers. In this study an attempt is made to improve the properties of locally
available loamy soil using twin approaches viz., i) increasing the compaction of soil and ii) treating the soil with chemical stabilizer.
Laboratory studies are carried out on both untreated and treated soil samples compacted by different compaction efforts. Studies
show that increase in compaction effort results in increase in density of soil. However in soil treated with chemical stabilizer, rate of
increase in density is not significant. The soil treated with chemical stabilizer exhibits improvement in both strength and performance
properties.
Keywords: compaction, density, subgradestabilization, resilient modulus
Geographical information system (gis) for water resources managementeSAT Journals
Abstract
Water resources projects are inherited with overlapping and at times conflicting objectives. These projects are often of varied sizes
ranging from major projects with command areas of millions of hectares to very small projects implemented at the local level. Thus,
in all these projects there is seldom proper coordination which is essential for ensuring collective sustainability.
Integrated watershed development and management is the accepted answer but in turn requires a comprehensive framework that can
enable planning process involving all the stakeholders at different levels and scales is compulsory. Such a unified hydrological
framework is essential to evaluate the cause and effect of all the proposed actions within the drainage basins.
The present paper describes a hydrological framework developed in the form of a Hydrologic Information System (HIS) which is
intended to meet the specific information needs of the various line departments of a typical State connected with water related aspects.
The HIS consist of a hydrologic information database coupled with tools for collating primary and secondary data and tools for
analyzing and visualizing the data and information. The HIS also incorporates hydrological model base for indirect assessment of
various entities of water balance in space and time. The framework would be maintained and updated to reflect fully the most
accurate ground truth data and the infrastructure requirements for planning and management.
Keywords: Hydrological Information System (HIS); WebGIS; Data Model; Web Mapping Services
Forest type mapping of bidar forest division, karnataka using geoinformatics ...eSAT Journals
Abstract
The study demonstrate the potentiality of satellite remote sensing technique for the generation of baseline information on forest types
including tree plantation details in Bidar forest division, Karnataka covering an area of 5814.60Sq.Kms. The Total Area of Bidar
forest division is 5814Sq.Kms analysis of the satellite data in the study area reveals that about 84% of the total area is Covered by
crop land, 1.778% of the area is covered by dry deciduous forest, 1.38 % of mixed plantation, which is very threatening to the
environmental stability of the forest, future plantation site has been mapped. With the use of latest Geo-informatics technology proper
and exact condition of the trees can be observed and necessary precautions can be taken for future plantation works in an appropriate
manner
Keywords:-RS, GIS, GPS, Forest Type, Tree Plantation
Factors influencing compressive strength of geopolymer concreteeSAT Journals
Abstract
To study effects of several factors on the properties of fly ash based geopolymer concrete on the compressive strength and also the
cost comparison with the normal concrete. The test variables were molarities of sodium hydroxide(NaOH) 8M,14M and 16M, ratio of
NaOH to sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5, alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio 0.35 and 0.40 and replacement of water in
Na2SiO3 solution by 10%, 20% and 30% were used in the present study. The test results indicated that the highest compressive
strength 54 MPa was observed for 16M of NaOH, ratio of NaOH to Na2SiO3 2.5 and alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio of 0.35. Lowest
compressive strength of 27 MPa was observed for 8M of NaOH, ratio of NaOH to Na2SiO3 is 1 and alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio of
0.40. Alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio of 0.35, water replacement of 10% and 30% for 8 and 16 molarity of NaOH and has resulted in
compressive strength of 36 MPa and 20 MPa respectively. Superplasticiser dosage of 2 % by weight of fly ash has given higher
strength in all cases.
Keywords: compressive strength, alkaline liquid, fly ash
Experimental investigation on circular hollow steel columns in filled with li...eSAT Journals
Abstract
Composite Circular hollow Steel tubes with and without GFRP infill for three different grades of Light weight concrete are tested for
ultimate load capacity and axial shortening , under Cyclic loading. Steel tubes are compared for different lengths, cross sections and
thickness. Specimens were tested separately after adopting Taguchi’s L9 (Latin Squares) Orthogonal array in order to save the initial
experimental cost on number of specimens and experimental duration. Analysis was carried out using ANN (Artificial Neural
Network) technique with the assistance of Mini Tab- a statistical soft tool. Comparison for predicted, experimental & ANN output is
obtained from linear regression plots. From this research study, it can be concluded that *Cross sectional area of steel tube has most
significant effect on ultimate load carrying capacity, *as length of steel tube increased- load carrying capacity decreased & *ANN
modeling predicted acceptable results. Thus ANN tool can be utilized for predicting ultimate load carrying capacity for composite
columns.
Keywords: Light weight concrete, GFRP, Artificial Neural Network, Linear Regression, Back propagation, orthogonal
Array, Latin Squares
Experimental behavior of circular hsscfrc filled steel tubular columns under ...eSAT Journals
Abstract
This paper presents an outlook on experimental behavior and a comparison with predicted formula on the behaviour of circular
concentrically loaded self-consolidating fibre reinforced concrete filled steel tube columns (HSSCFRC). Forty-five specimens were
tested. The main parameters varied in the tests are: (1) percentage of fiber (2) tube diameter or width to wall thickness ratio (D/t
from 15 to 25) (3) L/d ratio from 2.97 to 7.04 the results from these predictions were compared with the experimental data. The
experimental results) were also validated in this study.
Keywords: Self-compacting concrete; Concrete-filled steel tube; axial load behavior; Ultimate capacity.
Evaluation of punching shear in flat slabseSAT Journals
Abstract
Flat-slab construction has been widely used in construction today because of many advantages that it offers. The basic philosophy in
the design of flat slab is to consider only gravity forces; this method ignores the effect of punching shear due to unbalanced moments
at the slab column junction which is critical. An attempt has been made to generate generalized design sheets which accounts both
punching shear due to gravity loads and unbalanced moments for cases (a) interior column; (b) edge column (bending perpendicular
to shorter edge); (c) edge column (bending parallel to shorter edge); (d) corner column. These design sheets are prepared as per
codal provisions of IS 456-2000. These design sheets will be helpful in calculating the shear reinforcement to be provided at the
critical section which is ignored in many design offices. Apart from its usefulness in evaluating punching shear and the necessary
shear reinforcement, the design sheets developed will enable the designer to fix the depth of flat slab during the initial phase of the
design.
Keywords: Flat slabs, punching shear, unbalanced moment.
Evaluation of performance of intake tower dam for recent earthquake in indiaeSAT Journals
Abstract
Intake towers are typically tall, hollow, reinforced concrete structures and form entrance to reservoir outlet works. A parametric
study on dynamic behavior of circular cylindrical towers can be carried out to study the effect of depth of submergence, wall thickness
and slenderness ratio, and also effect on tower considering dynamic analysis for time history function of different soil condition and
by Goyal and Chopra accounting interaction effects of added hydrodynamic mass of surrounding and inside water in intake tower of
dam
Key words: Hydrodynamic mass, Depth of submergence, Reservoir, Time history analysis,
Evaluation of operational efficiency of urban road network using travel time ...eSAT Journals
Abstract
Efficiency of the road network system is analyzed by travel time reliability measures. The study overlooks on an important measure of
travel time reliability and prioritizing Tiruchirappalli road network. Traffic volume and travel time were collected using license plate
matching method. Travel time measures were estimated from average travel time and 95th travel time. Effect of non-motorized vehicle
on efficiency of road system was evaluated. Relation between buffer time index and traffic volume was created. Travel time model has
been developed and travel time measure was validated. Then service quality of road sections in network were graded based on
travel time reliability measures.
Keywords: Buffer Time Index (BTI); Average Travel Time (ATT); Travel Time Reliability (TTR); Buffer Time (BT).
Estimation of surface runoff in nallur amanikere watershed using scs cn methodeSAT Journals
Abstract
The development of watershed aims at productive utilization of all the available natural resources in the entire area extending from
ridge line to stream outlet. The per capita availability of land for cultivation has been decreasing over the years. Therefore, water and
the related land resources must be developed, utilized and managed in an integrated and comprehensive manner. Remote sensing and
GIS techniques are being increasingly used for planning, management and development of natural resources. The study area, Nallur
Amanikere watershed geographically lies between 110 38’ and 110 52’ N latitude and 760 30’ and 760 50’ E longitude with an area of
415.68 Sq. km. The thematic layers such as land use/land cover and soil maps were derived from remotely sensed data and overlayed
through ArcGIS software to assign the curve number on polygon wise. The daily rainfall data of six rain gauge stations in and around
the watershed (2001-2011) was used to estimate the daily runoff from the watershed using Soil Conservation Service - Curve Number
(SCS-CN) method. The runoff estimated from the SCS-CN model was then used to know the variation of runoff potential with different
land use/land cover and with different soil conditions.
Keywords: Watershed, Nallur watershed, Surface runoff, Rainfall-Runoff, SCS-CN, Remote Sensing, GIS.
Estimation of morphometric parameters and runoff using rs & gis techniqueseSAT Journals
Abstract
Land and water are the two vital natural resources, the optimal management of these resources with minimum adverse environmental
impact are essential not only for sustainable development but also for human survival. Satellite remote sensing with geographic
information system has a pragmatic approach to map and generate spatial input layers of predicting response behavior and yield of
watershed. Hence, in the present study an attempt has been made to understand the hydrological process of the catchment at the
watershed level by drawing the inferences from moprhometric analysis and runoff. The study area chosen for the present study is
Yagachi catchment situated in Chickamaglur and Hassan district lies geographically at a longitude 75⁰52’08.77”E and
13⁰10’50.77”N latitude. It covers an area of 559.493 Sq.km. Morphometric analysis is carried out to estimate morphometric
parameters at Micro-watershed to understand the hydrological response of the catchment at the Micro-watershed level. Daily runoff
is estimated using USDA SCS curve number model for a period of 10 years from 2001 to 2010. The rainfall runoff relationship of the
study shows there is a positive correlation.
Keywords: morphometric analysis, runoff, remote sensing and GIS, SCS - method
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Effect of variation of plastic hinge length on the results of non linear anal...eSAT Journals
Abstract The nonlinear Static procedure also well known as pushover analysis is method where in monotonically increasing loads are applied to the structure till the structure is unable to resist any further load. It is a popular tool for seismic performance evaluation of existing and new structures. In literature lot of research has been carried out on conventional pushover analysis and after knowing deficiency efforts have been made to improve it. But actual test results to verify the analytically obtained pushover results are rarely available. It has been found that some amount of variation is always expected to exist in seismic demand prediction of pushover analysis. Initial study is carried out by considering user defined hinge properties and default hinge length. Attempt is being made to assess the variation of pushover analysis results by considering user defined hinge properties and various hinge length formulations available in literature and results compared with experimentally obtained results based on test carried out on a G+2 storied RCC framed structure. For the present study two geometric models viz bare frame and rigid frame model is considered and it is found that the results of pushover analysis are very sensitive to geometric model and hinge length adopted. Keywords: Pushover analysis, Base shear, Displacement, hinge length, moment curvature analysis
Effect of use of recycled materials on indirect tensile strength of asphalt c...eSAT Journals
Abstract
Depletion of natural resources and aggregate quarries for the road construction is a serious problem to procure materials. Hence
recycling or reuse of material is beneficial. On emphasizing development in sustainable construction in the present era, recycling of
asphalt pavements is one of the effective and proven rehabilitation processes. For the laboratory investigations reclaimed asphalt
pavement (RAP) from NH-4 and crumb rubber modified binder (CRMB-55) was used. Foundry waste was used as a replacement to
conventional filler. Laboratory tests were conducted on asphalt concrete mixes with 30, 40, 50, and 60 percent replacement with RAP.
These test results were compared with conventional mixes and asphalt concrete mixes with complete binder extracted RAP
aggregates. Mix design was carried out by Marshall Method. The Marshall Tests indicated highest stability values for asphalt
concrete (AC) mixes with 60% RAP. The optimum binder content (OBC) decreased with increased in RAP in AC mixes. The Indirect
Tensile Strength (ITS) for AC mixes with RAP also was found to be higher when compared to conventional AC mixes at 300C.
Keywords: Reclaimed asphalt pavement, Foundry waste, Recycling, Marshall Stability, Indirect tensile strength.
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The automated cosmetic shop management system should deal with the automation of general workflow and administration process of the shop. The main processes of the system focus on customer's request where the system is able to search the most appropriate products and deliver it to the customers. It should help the employees to quickly identify the list of cosmetic product that have reached the minimum quantity and also keep a track of expired date for each cosmetic product. It should help the employees to find the rack number in which the product is placed.It is also Faster and more efficient way.
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Modelling of fuzzy logic controller for variable step mppt in photovoltaic system - copy (2)
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MODELLING OF FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE-
STEP MPPT IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
C. P. Roy1
, D. Vijaybhaskar2
, T.Maity3
1, 2, 3
Department of Electrical Engineering,
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
prakashroy2507@gmail.com, devaravijay@gmail.com
Abstract
The output power of photovoltaic electrical systems is highly dynamic and non-linear in nature. In order to extract maximum power
from such systems, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is required. MPPT techniques with variable step-size of
perturbation track the maximum power point (MPP) with more efficiency. In this paper, a model of a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for
determining the step-size of perturbation in duty-cycle of a photovoltaic electrical system to track MPP is presented. The model is
simulated in MATLAB/Simulink®
.
Keywords: Maximum power point tracking, perturb and observe, boost converter, fuzzy logic control, membership
function, crisp universe, centre of area, pulse width modulation.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Photovoltaic electrical systems are those which convert the
energy of photons directly into electrical energy. The output
power of such a system is highly sensitive to the environmental
parameters like- insolation and temperature. Hence, the
maximum power that can be extracted from a panel also
changes with change in these parameters. In order to ensure
maximum extraction of power from a PV panel under varying
environmental conditions load should be changed in accordance
with changing environmental parameters, so that the operating
point or quiescent point always lies at the maximum power
point. Since, practically it is not possible to change the load
time to time; there must be some interfacing circuit in between
the PV panel and the load which can change the load (as seen
from the side of PV terminals, i.e. between terminals E&F)
with change in environmental parameters depending upon some
control variables. As the output of PV panel is of DC in nature,
generally switched mode power converters (DC to DC
converters) are used as the interfacing circuit. Fig.1 shows the
block diagram of photovoltaic electrical system.
S P
O A
L N
A E
R L
DC-DC
CONVERTER
L
O
A
D
FLC
MPPT
ALGORITHM
Mea
sure
ment
of
V&I
PULSES
STEP-SIZE
IV
I
V
Fig.1 Block diagram of photovoltaic electrical system
The operating point is changed by varying the duty-cycle of
these power converters [1]. There are so many techniques in
literature according to which the duty-cycle of these converters
can be changed to track the maximum power point. In this
paper, variable-step perturb and observe algorithm has been
used for this purpose [2]. Variable step-size of perturbation
ensures time efficient tracking and at the same time gives better
stability in output power at maximum power point. In order to
determine smooth and quick variation in step-size, fuzzy logic
control has been used in this paper.
The paper is organised as such: in section 2 photovoltaic
electrical system model is presented; maximum power point
algorithm and modelling of fuzzy logic controller is presented
in section 3. Results and discussions are made in section 4 and
finally conclusions are drawn in section 5.
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2. MODELLING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2.1 SOLAR PANEL
For analysis purpose, single diode model of solar panel is
considered in this paper as shown in Fig.2.
Fig.2 single diode model of solar cell.
The same model is built in MATLAB/Simulink® as shown in
Fig.3. The effect of temperature and irradiance on photo-
generated current ILis estimated using (1) and (2) [3]. All the
parameter values are tabulated in Table-1.
)(1)(( rTTiKrTLILI
(1)
0
)(
G
G
scIrTLI
(2)
Where, ILis photo-generated current (A), T is absolute climatic
temperature (K), Ki is short-circuit current temperature
coefficient (A/K), G is insolation (W/m2), GO&TO are
standard insolation and temperature respectively.
Fig.3 Simulink model of solar panel.
Table-1 Parametric details of solar panel.
Parameters Values
Vmax 17 V
Imax 3.5 A
Pmax 60 W
VOC 21 V
ISC 3.7 A
Encapsulated solar cell efficiency 15 %
Module efficiency 12.1 %
Size of Panel 93.75×125 mm2
Cell type Mono Crystalline
NP 1
NS 36
Ki 1.7×103A/K
RS (of a single cell) 0.03 Ω
RSh(of a single cell) 10000Ω
STC(Standard Test Condition) K,1000 W/m2
2.2 POWER ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS
With change in temperature and irradiance, internal resistance
of solar panel also changes. The change in characteristics of I-V
and P-V curves of a solar panel with varying irradiance and
temperature is shown in Fig4. From the curves obtained, it can
be inferred that with increase in irradiance level, net output
power increases while with increase in ambient temperature, it
decreases non-linearly.
(a)
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Vcell (V)
Icell(A)/Pcell(W)
400 W/m2
600 W/m
2
800 W/m2
1000 W/m
2
I-V
P-V
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(b)
Fig.4 Variation in PV output characteristics with changing (a)
insolation (b) temperature.
To extract maximum output power, the output resistance as
seen from the panel side must be equal to its internal resistance.
Therefore, the interfacing circuit must have an efficient
impedance matching property. Switched mode power regulators
[4] help to incorporate this property in photovoltaic systems.
By varying the duty-cycle of switching element used in the
topology, it is possible to change the resistance as seen from the
input terminals of these regulators as shown in Fig.5[1].
L
C CMosfet
Pulses
D
L
O
A
D
1 2
S P
O A
L N
A E
R L
Rin
Fig.5 Topology of boost converter.
In this paper boost converter [5] is used as the interfacing
circuit as shown in Fig.4. The capacitor C1 has been used to
reduce the fluctuation in voltage at input terminals of the boost
converter. The parametric details of the modelled boost
converter have been provided in Table-2. RL is the equivalent
series resistance (ESR) of inductor; RC1 and RC2 are the ESR
of the capacitors C1 and C2 respectively.
Table-2 Parametric details of boost converter.
Under steady state, the relation between input and output
resistances of a boost converter is governed using (3) [6].
LOADRd
in
R
2
)1(
(3)
Where, Rin is the input resistance and RLOAD is the output
load resistance. From (3), it‟s quite clear that by varying the
duty-cycle d, the input resistance can easily be changed.
3. MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING
3.1 PERTURB AND OBSERVE ALGORITHM
The switched mode power regulators change the output
resistance of solar panel depending upon the change in its duty-
cycle. But, the manner in which the duty-cycle should be varied
is decided by some artificial intelligence techniques called as
maximum power point tracking (MPPT). In this paper, perturb
and observe (P&O) technique [2] with variable step-size of
perturbation has been used for tracking the maximum power
point (MPP). The complete working of P&O algorithm is
shown as flowchart in Fig.6. The step-size of perturbation is
varied proportional to the distance of quiescent point (i.e.
present operating point) from the MPP using a fuzzy logic
controller. As the quiescent point approaches the MPP, the
step-size is gradually reduced to zero.
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Vcell(v)
Icell(A)/Pcell(W)
340K
320K
300K
280K
I-V
P-V
Parameters Values
Rc1 11.23 mΩ
C1 76.8 mF
Rc2 9.44 mΩ
C2 74.8 mF
RL 18.92 mΩ
L 4.2912 mH
Diode threshold voltage 0.7V
Diode ON resistance 190 µΩ
MOSFET ON resistance 20 mΩ
Switching frequency 5 kHz
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Start
Read Vt & It; Pt=Vt*It
Dt+1=Dt+Dm
Pt > Pt-1
Vt > Vt-1
Vt> Vt-1
Dt+1=Dt-Dm
Next Perturbation
Y N
Y N
N
Y
Fig.6 P&O algorithm.
In the flowchart given in Fig.5,t represents the iteration, t-1
represents the previous iteration and t+1 represents the next
future iteration. D is the constant signal which is being
compared with a ramp signal to produce square pulses of
desired duty-cycle and Dm is the step-size of perturbation as
determined by the fuzzy logic controller.
3.2 MODELLING OF FUZZY LOGIC
CONTROLLER
The complete working of Fuzzy Logic Controller is categorised
into three different domains as discussed under [7, 8]:
3.2.1 FUZZIFICATION
Fuzzification is the process of representation of different crisp
variables by the predefined fuzzy subsets. In this paper, slope
of the P-V curve, slope and the perturbation of previous step
i.e. ∆D are chosen as crisp variables and the crisp universe is
partitioned into five different fuzzy subsets giving rise to total
twenty-five subsets in fuzzy output universe. For partition of
crisp universe, triangular membership function has been used as
shown in (4) [9].
0,
23
3
,
12
1
minmax)(
xx
xx
xx
xx
x
(4)
Where, x is the crisp variable and x1, x2&x3 are critical crisp
points corresponding to left end, peak value & right end of the
crisp universe.
The modelling of membership function and the fuzzifier in
MATLAB/Simulink® are shown in Fig.7 (a) and Fig.7 (b)
respectively.
(a)
(b)
Fig.7 Simulink model of (a) membership function (b) crisp
universe partition.
3.2.2 FUZZY RULES
Fuzzy Rules refer to a set of pre-defined instructions which link
the different values of crisp variables with different subsets of
fuzzy output space. The fuzzy based rules used in this paper are
shown in Table-3 and its MATLAB/Simulink® implementation
is presented in Fig.8. These rules are framed based on the logic
that if the quiescent point is far away from MPP, then step-size
of perturbation should be very large and it should be gradually
decreased to zero as the operating point approaches to zero. At
MPP, the slope of P-V curve will be zero; hence the
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perturbation should also become zero so that stability in the
power can be achieved
Table-3 Fuzzy based rules.
Fig.8 Simulink model for fuzzy rules.
3.2.3 DEFUZZIFICATION
Defuzzification is the method of finding final crisp value in
fuzzy output space. The values of membership functions
determine the weightage of different subsets in fuzzy output
universe. To obtain the final crisp output, the centre of area[10]
method on the weightages of these different fuzzy subsets (of
output universe) has been used in this paper. The
MATLAB/Simulink® implementation of defuzzification
process is shown in Fig.9.
Fig.9 Model for defuzzification.
The final overall MATLAB/Simulink® model of MPPT using
FLC for variable step-size estimation is shown in Fig.10. The
critical crisp values for the two inputs X 1st (i.e. ∆D, step-size
of previous perturbation) and X 2nd (i.e. slope) and the output
(i.e. dD) have been fixed as per the choice and requirement
after iterative simulations of the model. The crisp values are
same as provided in Table-3.
X 2nd
X
1
S
t
SLOPE PB PS ZZ NS NB
dD 5.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -5.0
PB 0.10 ZZ PS ZZ PS PB
PS 0.01 PB ZZ ZZ PS PB
ZZ 0.00 PB PS ZZ PS PB
PS 0.01 PB PS ZZ ZZ PB
PB 0.10 PB PS ZZ PS ZZ
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(a)
(b)
Fig.10 Complete Simulink model of (a) fuzzy logic controller,
(b) MPPT algorithm using FLC
The panel output current and voltage are fed as input to both
the P&O algorithm (for determining the direction of
perturbation) and FL based controller (for determining the step-
size of perturbation). The ultimate value of D as obtained from
this block is used to generate pulses for switching device of
boost converter. For switching pulse generation, ramp PWM
technique has been used.
4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The Simulink model of the PV system is shown in Fig.11, it
was simulated in MATLABfor a resistive load of 30 ohm to
judge the performance of variable-step MPPT for PV system
under changing insolation condition.
Fig.11 Simulink model of overall PV system
The tracking of MPP is presented on power(W) vs time(s)
curve as obtained from simulation in Fig.12. The simulation
was started at t=0; and after reaching the MPP at 900 W/m2,
the irradiance was changed to 1000 W/m2using a manual
switch as shown in Fig.11.The complete model as shown in
Fig.10 is represented by a single block in Fig.11. From the
result shown in Fig.12 it‟s quite clear that the system works
efficiently in tracking the MPP under varyingenvironmental
condition. Here, it has been tested for change in irradiance
level.
Fig.12 MPP tracking using FLC based variable-step P&O
algorithm
CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, a fuzzy logic controller is modelled in
MATLAB/SIMULINK® platform for determining the step-size
of perturbation of variable step-size P&O algorithm for
maximum power point tracking of a photovoltaic electrical
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
time (s)
power(W)
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system. The result shows that when the irradiance level is
increased from 900 W/m2 to 1000 W/m2, the algorithm directs
the operating point towards MPP to extract maximum power.
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