Abstract—Photovoltaic (PV) system is the most promising source of energy and a new concept in use, which is obtaining popularity due to increasing importance to research for alternative sources of energy over exhaustion of customary fossil fuels worldwide. This systems are developed to draw energy from the sun, in the most competent manner. In this project Buck converter based PV system with resistive load is considered. The converter topology uses a variable inductor which provides adequate harmonic reduction. Employing the theorem that matching impedance yields maximum power transfer, a number of algorithms have been developed for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT). In this paper Incremental Conductance with integral regulator MPPT algorithm has been used. The proposed system is simulated using Matlab/Simulink environment.

Index Terms—PV, MPPT, Incremental Conductance (IC) algorithm

Cite: Karthik Shetty and Deepesh S Kanchan, "ANALYSIS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING WITH VARIABLE INDUCTOR," International Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 214-220, March 2015.