• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1805-1818
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• 2018

This paper proposes a novel hybrid maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm combining a Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) and the conventional Perturb & Observation (P&O) to track/extract the highest amount of power from a solar photovoltaic (SPV) system working under partial shading conditions (PSCs). The proposed hybrid algorithm is based on a WOA which predicts the initial global peak (GP) and is followed by P&O in the final stage to achieve a quicker convergence to a GP. Thus, this hybrid algorithm overcomes the computational burden encountered in a standalone WOA, grey wolf optimization (GWO) and hybrid GWO reported in the literature. The conventional algorithm searches for the maximum power point (MPP) in the predicted region by the WOA. The proposed MPPT technique is modelled and simulated using MATLAB/Simulink for simulating an environment to check its effectiveness in accurately tracking the MPP during the GP region. This hybrid algorithm is compared with a standalone WOA, GWO and hybrid GWO. From the simulating results, it is shown that the proposed algorithm offers high tracking performance and that it increases the output power level of a SPV system under partial shading. The algorithm also verified experimentally on various PSCs.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.996-1006
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• 2023

Renewable energy is promoted massively to overcome problems that fossil fuel power plants generate. One popular renewable energy type that offers easy installation is a photovoltaic (PV) system. However, the energy harvested through a PV system is not optimal because influenced by exposure to solar irradiance in the PV module, which is constantly changing caused by weather. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique was developed to maximize the energy potential harvested from the PV system. This paper presents the MPPT technique, which is operated on a new high-gain voltage DC/DC converter that has never been tested before for the MPPT technique in PV systems. Fuzzy logic (FL) was used to operate the MPPT technique on the converter. Conventional and adaptive perturb and observe (P&O) techniques based on variables step size were also used to operate the MPPT. The performance generated by the FL algorithm outperformed conventional and variable step-size P&O. It is evident that the oscillation caused by the FL algorithm is more petite than variables step-size and conventional P&O. Furthermore, FL's tracking speed algorithm for tracking MPP is twice as fast as conventional P&O.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.512-517
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 태양광 발전시스템의 최대전력추종을 위해 퍼지 이론을 도입한 퍼지제어기를 설계하였다. 퍼지제어기의 디지털 설계를 위해 태양광 발전시스템의 각 부분을 구성하고, FPGA를 사용하여 제어기를 구현하였다. 구현된 제어기는 일사량의 변화에도 안정적으로 동작하며, 출력전압의 리플이 작은 결과를 보였다. 또한 FPGA의 퍼지제어기로서의 구현가능성을 발견하고 그 타당성을 입증하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2015

The performance of a photovoltaic array is affected by temperature, solar insolation, partial shading effect, and array configuration. Maximum power point tracking(MPPT) techniques are employed in photovoltaic systems to make full utilization of the PV array output power which depends on solar irradiation and ambient temperature. As much as MPPT is important in photovoltaic systems, many MPPT techniques have been developed. In this paper, several major existing MPPT methods are comparatively analyzed and novel hybrid MPPT algorithm is proposed. The proposed hybrid MPPT algorithm is developed in combination with traditional MPPT methods to complement each other for improving performance and mitigating partial shading effects. The proposed algorithm is implemented and validated using MATLAB/Simulink simulation tool.

• 태양에너지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.88-94
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• 1992

태양광 고온가스가열 장치를 위하여 후레넬렌즈면적 $0.5m^2$을 갖는 소형태양집열 및 추적시스템과 고급의 소형 밀폐형 유동층 태양광 수열기를 개발하였다. 개발된 태양광 수열기는 개방형 유동층의 단점인 SiC입자의 유출과 열사이폰효과를 개선하였다. 공기의 최대 도달온도는 1140K이며, 최대 열효율은 64%얻어졌다. 본 연구에서 개발한 태양광수열기는 기존의 평판이나 관형의 고체표면을 갖는 태양 집열기와 비교할 때 아주 고온에서 효율 좋게 작동된다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

A standalone LED lighting system in using solar energy has been used usually less than 70W of lighting power because of a troublesome installation and maintenance. In this system, as more and more LED lighting power increases, the capacity of photovoltaic panel does proportionally, and to improve the charging efficiency of solar energy, MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) techniques is used frequently, but the solar tracker is not. In this paper, a solar tracker which traces the light of the sun in varying hour to hour is studied to apply to the standalone LED lighting system. This solar tracker consists of twin axis for tracing the azimuth and altitude respectively, and it has a robust structure with safe mode to stand a strong wind. As a result of analysis, generating efficiency of the traced type has improved on the fixed one 28.84% on average.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2565-2567
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• 1999

The output characteristics of solar cell vary with load and solar insolation. Therefore solar cell must always track maximum power point. If photovoltaic system is stand-alone. It is necessary to maintain for output of voltage source inverter. In this paper, stand-alone photovoltaic system consists of boost chopper and voltage source inverter. We make it to track maximum power point by revolution of solar cell array instead of detecting situation of sun in any conditions. And we prove that maximum power point tracking by revolution of solar cell array is better than fixed solar cell.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.69-73
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• 2002

A study on photovoltaic system has a lot of problems. Such as repetition experiment in the same condition, development of MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) algorithm, development of islanding detection algorithm and so forth. The reason Is that solar cell output characteristics are varied by insolarion and surface temperature of solar cell. Therefore, the assistance equipment is required which emulates the solar cell characteristics. In this paper, propose the new modeling of solar cell and verify this modeling using MATLAB simulation. And experiment virtual implement of solar cell system using this modeling.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.580-583
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• 2006

A small-scale solar concentrating system was developed and demonstrated for supplying process heat required in solar thermo chemical reaction. The concentration system consists of a heliostat equipped with a solar tracking device and a dish concentrator. From the initial thermal test of the concentrating system it was found that the system works very well with around 500-600 concentration ratio capable of supplying about 3kW therml energy to the reactor. Once the concentration system was turned on, the reactor temperature rapidly increased over $1,000^{\circ}C$ and could be maintained high enough for solar chemical reaction.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.397-400
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 낮은 듀티 동작의 센서 노드를 위한 저비용 MPPT 제어기능을 갖는 빛에너지 하베스팅 회로를 제안한다. 환경, 구조물 모니터링 센서와 같은 연속적인 동작이 요구되지 않는 센서 노드가 어플리케이션이며, 기존의 MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) 제어방법과 다르게 간단한 회로들을 이용하여 저비용 MPPT 제어 방법을 구현하였다. 제안된 MPPT 방법은 솔라셀의 개방회로전압과 MPP 전압간의 비례관계를 이용하여, 솔라셀의 개방회로 전압을 주기적으로 샘플링함으로써 최대 가용전력이 생성되는 지점을 추적하고 이를 부하로 전달한다. 제안된 회로는 $0.35{\mu}m\;CMOS$ 공정으로 설계되었으며, 칩 면적은 패드를 포함하여 $975{\mu}m{\times}1025{\mu}m$이다. 제작된 칩을 측정한 결과 주기적으로 솔라셀의 개방회로를 샘플링하여 솔라셀의 MPP를 실시간 추적하는 것을 확인하였다.