Maximum power point estimation for photovoltaic modules via RBFNN

Jieming Ma*, Ziqiang Bi, Yue Jiang, Xiangyu Tian, Yungang Zhang, Eng Gee Lim, Ka Lok Man

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Abstract

Quantitative information of maximum power point (MPP) is crucial for controlling and optimizing the output power of photovoltaic (PV) modules. However, it is difficult to obtain the voltage at MPP through direct measurements. A novel approach of radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) is proposed to achieve maximum power point estimation in this study. The proposed method has the capability of determining the MPP of PV arrays directly from the measured current–voltage data of PV modules, and takes advantages of no need of internal parameters of PV model. The experimental results show that the proposed approach can obtain the optimal power output in high accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering - FutureTech and MUE
EditorsHai Jin, Young-Sik Jeong, Muhammad Khurram Khan, James J. Park
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages397-404
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789811015359
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event11th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2016 - Beijing, China
Duration: 20 Apr 201622 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume393
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period20/04/1622/04/16

Keywords

  • Maximum power point estimation
  • PV modules
  • RBFNN

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