An Adaptive Resistance Perturbation Based Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems

Abstract

The power demand is increasing day by day. The major power demand is supplied by fossil fuel-based power plants because; they are the primary energy contributors. Due to the shortage of fossil fuels the researchers are focusing on generating power from the renewable energy sources. There are different renewable energy sources available like: PV, Wind, Tidal and hydro etc. Among the renewable energy sources PV is the promising energy source because of its environment friendly nature and less maintenance. Due to the varying climatic conditions the PV has non-linear V-I characteristics, hence the power produced from the PV is not constant. This is the major drawback of the PV system newline