A Review on MPPT Methods for ZSI based Photovoltaic Power Conversion System under Partial Shading Conditions

Volume 5 Issue 2 May - July 2017

Review Paper

A Review on MPPT Methods for ZSI based Photovoltaic Power Conversion System under Partial Shading Conditions

N. Satyavani*, N. Visali**

* Research Scholor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, MITS, Madanapalle, India.

** Vice Principal & Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, JNTUCEP, Kalikiri, India.

Satyavani, N., and Visali, N. (2017). A Review on MPPT Methods for ZSI based Photovoltaic Power Conversion System under Partial Shading Conditions . i-manager’s Journal on Power Systems Engineering, 5(2), 43-52.https://doi.org/10.26634/jps.5.2.13624

Abstract

This paper communicates a comprehensive review of different Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) methods of solar photovoltaic systems for Partial Shading Conditions (PSCs) when interconnected to the grids/micro-grids/AC loads through impedance source inverter and a brief survey on control methods of Z Source Inverter (ZSI) is discussed in detail. The proposed methods are compared with traditional methods like Perturb & Observation, Incremental Conductance (INC) methods under Partial Shading Conditions. The selected methods are classified as Modified Conventional methods, Soft Computing methods, and other MPPT methods. This comparison reveals that researchers are able to concentrate on shading conditions and enhance the performance of solar photovoltaic system for end users.