An Advanced MPPT Scheme for PV Systems Application with Less Output Ripple Magnitude of the Boost Converter

Table 4

Summary of the performance comparison of the proposed MPPT and INC MPPT schemes during real-time verification using the RT-LAB simulator.

	INC MPPT		Proposed MPPT
Test conditions	STC	Sudden insolation change (1➔ 0.5 kW/m^2)	STC	Sudden insolation change (1➔ 0.5 kW/m^2)
Average tracking efficiency (%)	97.80	96.5	99.80	97.77
Ripple magnitude of the boost converter output current (A)	1.66	1.66-0.31	0.63	0.63-0.31
Ripple of magnitude of the boost converter output voltage (V)	17.33	17.33-2.3	6.29	6.29-2.3
Average ripple of magnitude of the boost converter output power (W)	118	118-14.9	56.6	56.6-14.9
Average ripple magnitude of the photovoltaic voltage (V)	2.61	2.61-neglected	Neglected	Neglected
Average ripple magnitude of the photovoltaic current (A)	0.86	0.86-neglected	Neglected	Neglected
Average ripple magnitude of the photovoltaic power (A)	8.8	8.9-neglected	Neglected	Neglected