dSPACE Real-Time Implementation Sliding Mode Maximum Power Point Tracker for Photovoltaic system

Maximum power point trackers are so important in photovoltaic systems to improve their overall efficiency. This paper presents a photovoltaic system with maximum power point tracking facility. An intelligent Sliding mode controller method is proposed in this paper to achieve the maximum power point tracking of PV modules. The system consists of a photovoltaic solar module connected to a DC-DC boost converter. The system is modeled using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The system has been experienced under disturbance in the photovoltaic loads and irradiation levels. The simulation results show that the proposed maximum power tracker tracks the maximum power accurately and successfully in all tested conditions. The MPPT system is then experimentally implemented. DSPACE is used in the implementation of the MPPT hardware setup for real-time control. Data acquisition and system control are implemented using dSPACE 1104 software and digital signal processor card. The experimental results show the efficiency of the proposed algorithm and confirm the simulation results.