A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive
Photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems are becoming popular these days. In PV water pumping, the role of the converter is most important, especially in the renewable energy-based PV systems case. This study focuses on one such application. In this proposed work, direct current (DC) based intermedia...
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| author | A. Darcy Gnana Jegha M. S. P. Subathra Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar Umashankar Subramaniam Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban |
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| description | Photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems are becoming popular these days. In PV water pumping, the role of the converter is most important, especially in the renewable energy-based PV systems case. This study focuses on one such application. In this proposed work, direct current (DC) based intermediate DC-DC power converter, i.e., a modified LUO (M-LUO) converter is used to extricate the availability of power in the high range from the PV array. The M-LUO converter is controlled efficiently by utilizing the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)-based maximum power point tracking algorithm, which aids the smooth starting of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor. The voltage source inverter’s (VSI) fundamental switching frequency is achieved in the BLDC motor by electronic commutation. Hence, the occurrence of VSI losses due to a high switching frequency is eliminated. The GWO optimized algorithm is compared with the perturb and observe (P&O) and fuzzy logic based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms. However, by sensing the position of the rotor and comparing the reference speed with the actual speed, the speed of the BLDC motor is controlled by the proportional-integral (PI) controller. The recent advancement in motor drives based on distributed sources generates more demand for highly efficient permanent magnet (PM) motor drives, and this was the beginning of interest in BLDC motors. Thus, in this paper, the design of a high-gain boost converter optimized by a GWO algorithm is proposed to drive the BLDC-based pumping motor. The proposed work is simulated in MATLAB-SIMULINK, and the experimental results are verified using the dsPIC30F2010 controller. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38d7747fb8af4aedac95393efcec6bb02023-11-19T21:58:07ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-04-01108279710.3390/app10082797A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor DriveA. Darcy Gnana Jegha0M. S. P. Subathra1Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar2Umashankar Subramaniam3Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban4Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore 641114, IndiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore 641114, IndiaSchool of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong KongRenewable Energy Lab, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 12435, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 6700 Esbjerg, DenmarkPhotovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems are becoming popular these days. In PV water pumping, the role of the converter is most important, especially in the renewable energy-based PV systems case. This study focuses on one such application. In this proposed work, direct current (DC) based intermediate DC-DC power converter, i.e., a modified LUO (M-LUO) converter is used to extricate the availability of power in the high range from the PV array. The M-LUO converter is controlled efficiently by utilizing the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO)-based maximum power point tracking algorithm, which aids the smooth starting of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor. The voltage source inverter’s (VSI) fundamental switching frequency is achieved in the BLDC motor by electronic commutation. Hence, the occurrence of VSI losses due to a high switching frequency is eliminated. The GWO optimized algorithm is compared with the perturb and observe (P&O) and fuzzy logic based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms. However, by sensing the position of the rotor and comparing the reference speed with the actual speed, the speed of the BLDC motor is controlled by the proportional-integral (PI) controller. The recent advancement in motor drives based on distributed sources generates more demand for highly efficient permanent magnet (PM) motor drives, and this was the beginning of interest in BLDC motors. Thus, in this paper, the design of a high-gain boost converter optimized by a GWO algorithm is proposed to drive the BLDC-based pumping motor. The proposed work is simulated in MATLAB-SIMULINK, and the experimental results are verified using the dsPIC30F2010 controller.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2797PV water pumpinghigh gain DC-DC convertermodified LUO converterhybrid MPPT algorithmgrey wolf optimizer |
| spellingShingle | A. Darcy Gnana Jegha M. S. P. Subathra Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar Umashankar Subramaniam Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive Applied Sciences PV water pumping high gain DC-DC converter modified LUO converter hybrid MPPT algorithm grey wolf optimizer |
| title | A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive |
| title_full | A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive |
| title_fullStr | A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive |
| title_full_unstemmed | A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive |
| title_short | A High Gain DC-DC Converter with Grey Wolf Optimizer Based MPPT Algorithm for PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive |
| title_sort | high gain dc dc converter with grey wolf optimizer based mppt algorithm for pv fed bldc motor drive |
| topic | PV water pumping high gain DC-DC converter modified LUO converter hybrid MPPT algorithm grey wolf optimizer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2797 |
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