Modeling and Analysis of PV Fed DC-DC Converters
P. Maithili1, J. Kanakaraj2, T.Viswanathan3
1P. Maithili, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore (TamilNadu), India.
2J. Kanakaraj, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PSG college of Technology, Coimbatore (TamilNadu), India.
3T.Viswanathan, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore (TamilNadu), India.
Manuscript received on 05 December 2018 | Revised Manuscript received on 12 December 2018 | Manuscript Published on 26 December 2018 | PP: 241-244 | Volume-8 Issue- 2S2 December 2018 | Retrieval Number: BS2051128218/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The renewable energy sources Fuel cell, solar PV has low output voltage characteristics. These energy output voltage should be stepped up with high efficiency to the electrical network standards to connect them into the grid. To regulate the power from renewable sources and to match the load demand and grid requirement in order to improve the dynamic and steady-state characteristics of the system the power electronic converters are used. In this paper, a various DC-DC converter topologies are analyzed mathematically and simulated using MATLAB SIMULINK software. The performance of these converters is analyzed based on the simulation results obtained. Thus, the suitable converter for non-conventional energy source application is identified.
Keywords: Boost, Buck-Boost, Cuk, SEPIC and Zeta Converter, Duty ratio, PV system.
Scope of the Article: Computer Architecture and VLSI