A review of conventional and advanced MPPT algorithms for wind energy systems

Dipesh Kumar and Kalyan Chatterjee

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 55, issue C, 957-970

Abstract: Wind power is the most reliable and developed renewable energy source over past decades. With the rapid penetration of the wind generators in the power system grid, it is very essential to utilize the maximum available power from the wind and to operate the wind turbine (WT) at its maximal energy conversion output. For this, the wind energy conversion system (WECS) has to track or operate at the maximum power point (MPP). A decent variety of publication report on various maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms for a WECS. However, making a choice on an exact MPPT algorithm for a particular case require sufficient proficiency because each algorithm has its own merits and demerits. For this reason, an appropriate review of those algorithms is essential. However, only a few attempts have been made in this concern. In this paper, different available MPPT algorithms are described for extracting maximum power which are classified according to the power measurement i.e. direct or indirect power controller. Merits, demerits and comprehensive comparison of the different MPPT algorithms also highlighted in the terms of complexity, wind speed requirement, prior training, speed responses, etc. and also the ability to acquire the maximal energy output. This paper serves as a proper reference for future MPPT users in selecting appropriate MPPT algorithm for their requirement.

Keywords: Wind energy conversion system (WECS); Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Indirect power controller (IPC); Direct power controller (DPC); Soft Computing based MPPT Algorithm; Adaptive MPPT algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.11.013

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