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access icon free Interleaved boost converter for global maximum power extraction from the photovoltaic system under partial shading

  • Author(s): Hassan M.H. Farh 1 ; Ali M. Eltamaly 2, 3 ; Mamdooh S. Al-Saud 1, 4
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  • Source: Volume 13, Issue 8, 10 June 2019, p. 1232 – 1238
    DOI:  10.1049/iet-rpg.2018.5256 , Print ISSN 1752-1416, Online ISSN 1752-1424
© The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Received 13/05/2018, Accepted 13/02/2019, Revised 09/01/2019, Published 14/02/2019

Partial shading (PS) condition has a negative effect on the shaded photovoltaic (PV) modules/arrays itself. In addition, it reduces the output power generated considerably. The PV system configuration represents one of the effective solutions to alleviate the PS effects and extract the global maximum power (GMP) available from the partially shaded PV (PSPV) system. This study introduces a detailed performance analysis and comparisons of four proposed PV system configurations [module integrated converter (MIC), multi-strings interfaced interleaved boost converter (MSIBC), multi-arrays interfaced IBC and single array single converter (SASC)] in terms of output power generated and mismatch loss (MML) index. The selection of the best PV system configuration, which not only mitigates the PS effects but also extracts the GMP available from the PSPV system, depends on a trade-off between the generated power, cost and complexity before judging which one is preferable. Although the MIC PV system has the highest output power generated (33 kW) and MML (100%), it increases the PV system complexity. Whereas, MSIBC has the second highest output power generated (28 kW) and MML compared to MIC. SASC has the lowest generated power and MML among the four configurations. The finding proves that MSIBC has superior performance compared to the other PV system configurations considering both the technical and economic assessment.

Inspec keywords: solar cell arrays; maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems

Other keywords: MIC PV system; partial shading condition; power 28.0 kW; power 33.0 kW; multistrings interfaced interleaved boost converter; PV system complexity; partially shaded PV system; single array single converter; PV system configuration; global maximum power extraction; shaded photovoltaic modules-arrays; module integrated converter

Subjects: Power electronics, supply and supervisory circuits; DC-DC power convertors; Solar power stations and photovoltaic power systems

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