Design of a charge controller circuit with Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) for Photovoltaic system

Abstract

This thesis, aim to design and simulation of a simple but effective charge controller with maximum power point tracker for photovoltaic system. It provides theoretical studies of photovoltaic systems and modeling techniques using equivalent electric circuits. As, the system employs the maximum power point tracker (MPPT), it is consists of various MPPT algorithms and control methods. P-Spice and MATLAB simulations verify the DC-DC converter design and hardware implementation. The results validate that MPPT can significantly increase the efficiency and the performance of PV.