Review Article

Recent Developments in Maximum Power Point Tracking Technologies for Photovoltaic Systems

Table 1

Comparison of MPPT techniques according to several parameters [10, 28, 32, 36].

Comparison parameters MPPT Algorithms
Perturb & observeModified P&OArtificial intelligenceConstant voltage (current)Incremental conductanceParasitic capacity

Efficiency (%)81.5–8593–96>9588–89.973–8599.8
PV Panel depending operationNoNoYesYesNoNo
Exactly MPP determinationYesYesYesNoYesYes
Analog or digital controlBothDigitalBothAnalogDigitalAnalog
Periodic tuning requirementNoNoNoYesNoNo
Convergence speedVariesFastFastMediumVariesFast
ComplexityLowMediumHighLowMediumLow
Measured parametersVoltage, currentVoltage, currentVariesVoltage (current)Voltage, currentVoltage, current