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BOOST CONVERTER WITH MPPT AND PWM INVERTER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

Tejan L and Divya K Pai
St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangalore 575028, India.

Abstract—Thispaper presents boost converter with maximum power point tracking technique for photovoltaic system to extract maximum power from solar panel, and the system is connected with battery storage system, and cascaded with PWM inverter along with an RLC second order passive filter which outputs a stable AC voltage, which is not possible in traditional PV inverter system. The circuit operationprinciple, control strategy, and characteristics of the system are analysed in detail. Simulation results are shown to verify the theoretical analysis.

Index Terms—Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), Boost converter, Passive filter (RLC), Grid

Cite: Tejan L and Divya K Pai, "BOOST CONVERTER WITH MPPT AND PWM INVERTER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM," International Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 196-200, March 2015.