Comparative Analysis of LUO Converter with and Without MPPT for PV Applications

Abstract

Over a decade, power consumption is increasing rapidly due to anonymous tech growth in industry and residential applications. To balance this requirement, generation needs to stair up which in turn unbalances the economy and environment by conventional power generation. A PV panel can be used as a subsidiary source to meet the extra power consumption. Technology still looks backward to extract the maximum power that the panel can generate. MPPT is a solution that can address this issue with an efficient power electronic converter. This paper presents one such - “Luo converter” which works efficiently compared to other market available converters to extract maximum power from a solar panel. The combination of LUO-MPPT results most efficient to extract Maximum Generation from the panel. This concept is validated with the help of MATLAB simulation, considering all ideal conditions in this paper. Analysis of LUO converter with and without MPPT algorithm is also discussed along.