R.Ramachandran, P.S.Manoharan
This paper analyzes a Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN) based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm for photovoltaic (PV) system with Single Ended Primary Inductor Converter (SEPIC).The proposed methodology uses RBFN for MPPT and the results are compared with conventional Perturb and Observe (P&O), Incremental Conductance (INC). To improve the voltage rating a SEPIC is proposed and the results are compared with Boost converter. In conventional methods having drawbacks of high oscillations due to changing the solar irradiation and temperature which leads to low efficiency. In order to overcome this problem RBFN based MPPT technique is used. It is high efficient with low settling time and less time taken to track MPPT than other techniques.
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN), Photovoltaic (PV), Single Ended Primary Inductor Converter (SEPIC).