A Review & Analysis of Solar MPPT Algorithms & Hardware Architectures

A detailed analysis and comparison of different Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques and algorithms are conducted in this book. The basic aim of this document is to provide a platform to the Photovoltaic (PV) users and industry, so they can easily select the most appropriate and customized MPPT for PV application and appliances. A comprehensive review of the MPPT techniques applied in photovoltaic systemis conducted and founded that each Maximum power point (MPP) tracker had its own merits and demerits. These MPPT techniques are implemented and commercially available. The proper selection of MPPT technique is a laborious work due to high number of available MPPT techniques. Therefore, a proper review and analysis of these techniques was mandatory. So for this purpose we concentrated on it during our research. Since, MPPT is a confusing part of PV systems and there is a still research gaps in this field. We classified all the prominent techniques of MPPT on the basis of cost, efficiency, control variables, accuracy, implementation, speed, load, size and rapid changing environment. In future this literature can serve as a convenient reference for MPPT users and developers