Modeling and Comparing on the Performance of P&O and INC MPPT Algorithms in a PV System Fed a Single Phase Motor

Due to increasing the usage of solar energy and single-phase induction motors in microgrids, modeling of a single-phase induction motor with run capacitor fed by a PV system is presented in this paper. The motor is driven by multi-stages of power conversion that consists of PV module, dc-dc boost converter-inverter, and single-phase induction motor. Comparison between the performance of P&O and incremental conductance MPPT algorithms that maximise the extracted power from the PV system has been considered. Also, the V/F method for controlling the output voltage of the inverter and adjusting the speed of the motor has been used. In the end, the simulation results have been presented using Matlab/Simulink environment.

Keywords:

Modeling , Simulink , PV Module , DC-DC Boost Converter , Induction Motor , Microgrid.