Paper Title
Modeling And Simulation Of Solar Photovoltaic Module Using Matlab / Simulink
Abstract
In this paper, we examine a schematic to extract maximum obtainable solar power from a PV module and use the
energy for a DC application. This paper investigates in detail the concept of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) which
significantly increases the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic system. Photovoltaic (PV) power generation has an important
role to play due to the fact that it is a green source. The only emissions associated with PV power generation are those from
the production of its components. After their installation they generate electricity from the solar irradiation without emitting
greenhouse gases. In their lifetime, which is around 25 years, PV panels produce more energy than that for their
manufacturing The efficiency of a PV plant is affected mainly by three factors: the efficiency of the PV panel (in commercial
PV panels it is between 8-15%) [3], the efficiency of the inverter (95-98 %) [5] And the efficiency of the maximum power
point tracking (MPPT) algorithm (which is over 98% [6]). Improving the efficiency of the PV panel and the inverter is not
easy as it depends on the technology available, it may require better components, which can increase drastically the cost of
the installation. Instead, improving the tracking of the maximum power point (MPP) with new control algorithms is easier,
not expensive and can be done even in plants which are already in use by updating their control algorithms, which would
lead to an immediate increase in PV power generation and consequently a reduction in its price.
Keywords- Solar, Photovoltaic, MATLAB, SIMULINK