Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Applications.

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dc.contributor.authorTwagirayezu, Leonard
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T08:19:14Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T08:19:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.descriptionCapstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, April 2019en_US
dc.description.abstractPV modules exhibit a point at which its power is maximum; this point is called Maximum Power Point (MPP). Due to changes in weather conditions, the MPP changes and the PV module efficiency. Specifically, temperature and irradiance are the parameters that affect the solar panel characteristic properties. This project describes and implements an MPPT algorithm that tracks the MPP at every point in time depending on the load. The algorithm was modeled using MATLAB Simulink and tested under different weather conditions. It was tested under standard test conditions which are the temperature of 25 0C and irradiance of 1000W/m2 where the efficiency was 85.63%. The temperature and irradiance were changed, and the MPP was tracked under each circumstance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAshesi Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11988/555
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAshesi Universityen_US
dc.subjectMaximum Power Pointen_US
dc.subjectPV module efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectPV moduleen_US
dc.subjectsolar panelen_US
dc.subjectMATLAB Simulinken_US
dc.titleMaximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Applications.en_US
dc.typeCapstone projecten_US

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