Zhaoqiang Wang¹, Fuyin Ni^2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.12, pp. 3779-3799, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.055535 - 22 November 2024

Abstract Under the partial shading conditions (PSC) of Photovoltaic (PV) modules in a PV hybrid system, the power output curve exhibits multiple peaks. This often causes traditional maximum power point tracking (MPPT) methods to fall into local optima and fail to find the global optimum. To address this issue, a composite MPPT algorithm is proposed. It combines the improved kepler optimization algorithm (IKOA) with the optimized variable-step perturb and observe (OIP&O). The update probabilities, planetary velocity and position step coefficients of IKOA are nonlinearly and adaptively optimized. This adaptation meets the varying needs of the initial… More > Graphic Abstract

N. Kanagaraj^1,*, Obaid Aldosari¹, M. Ramasamy², M. Vijayakumar²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 2291-2306, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039101 - 21 June 2023

Abstract The generation of electricity, considering environmental and economic factors is one of the most important challenges of recent years. In this article, a thermoelectric generator (TEG) is proposed to use the thermal energy of an electric water heater (EWH) to generate electricity independently. To improve the energy conversion efficiency of the TEG, a fuzzy logic controller (FLC)-based perturb & observe (P&O) type maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control algorithm is used in this study. An EWH is one of the major electricity consuming household appliances which causes a higher electricity price for consumers. Also, a… More >

Thamatapu Eswara Rao^*, S. Elango

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.2, pp. 1783-1798, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.028835 - 19 July 2022

Abstract Global energy demand is growing rapidly owing to industrial growth and urbanization. Alternative energy sources are driven by limited reserves and rapid depletion of conventional energy sources (e.g., fossil fuels).Solar photovoltaic (PV), as a source of electricity, has grown in popularity over the last few decades because of their clean, noise-free, low-maintenance, and abundant availability of solar energy. There are two types of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques: classical and evolutionary algorithm-based techniques. Precise and less complex perturb and observe (P&O) and incremental conductance (INC) approaches are extensively employed among classical techniques. This study More >

Buddhadeva Sahoo^1,*, Sangram Keshari Routray², Pravat Kumar Rout², Mohammed M. Alhaider³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 2319-2346, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019559 - 27 September 2021

Abstract This paper presents a combined control and modulation technique to enhance the power quality (PQ) and power reliability (PR) of a hybrid energy system (HES) through a single-phase 11-level cascaded H-bridge inverter (11-CHBI). The controller and inverter specifically regulate the HES and meet the load demand. To track optimum power, a Modified Perturb and Observe (MP&O) technique is used for HES. Ultra-capacitor (UCAP) based energy storage device and a novel current control strategy are proposed to provide additional active power support during both voltage sag and swell conditions. For an improved PQ and PR, a… More >