Analog Control Algorithm-Based a Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting System for Low-Power Medical Applications

Abstract

One of the attractive solutions used for supplying low-power medical applications is the photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting system. In this paper, the proposed PV energy harvesting system is composed of a photovoltaic panel, a DC-DC boost converter, a fixed resistive load and an analog control algorithm. This algorithm is designed based on the output load current. The algorithm is implemented using the multisim program. This algorithm is simple, efficient, low cost and low power consumption because it measures only the output current parameter and does not need multipliers. The power consumption of the proposed load is approximately 39.24 mW. Therefore, the expected working duration of the load is 20.9 hours under continuously operation of the light for 4 hours. Finally, the simulation results illustrate the transient characteristics of the proposed PV system.