Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle
Electric vehicles are recognized as the best replacement of petrol vehicles in the future. However, there are several problems hampering their development, such as the short life span of batteries, poor performance of start-up, and a short driving range. In order to resolve these problems, a hybrid...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2014-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Photoenergy |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/460390 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832552444799746048 |
|---|---|
| author | Jianming Xu Longyun Kang Changyi Zhong Binggang Cao |
| author_facet | Jianming Xu Longyun Kang Changyi Zhong Binggang Cao |
| author_sort | Jianming Xu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Electric vehicles are recognized as the best replacement of petrol vehicles in the future. However, there are several problems hampering their development, such as the short life span of batteries, poor performance of start-up, and a short driving range. In order to resolve these problems, a hybrid power system based on photovoltaic (PV) cells, supercapacitors, and batteries is proposed. This paper focuses on PV cells using a maximum power point track (MPPT) system based on a BUCK chopper circuit. Moreover, a novel MPPT algorithm named sectional variable step climbing (SVSC) algorithm was proposed. To validate the proposed system, two main experiments have been done. The first experiment showed that the MPP of PV cells was tracked perfectly by use of this photovoltaic power system. The second one showed that the efficiency of SVSC was higher than two existing MPPT methods, the climbing algorithm and the open-circuit voltage (OCV) algorithm. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-90a562eb8432478aa185eedfb363c2bc |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1110-662X 1687-529X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2014-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Photoenergy |
| spelling | doaj-art-90a562eb8432478aa185eedfb363c2bc2025-02-03T05:58:45ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/460390460390Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric VehicleJianming Xu0Longyun Kang1Changyi Zhong2Binggang Cao3Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technology, School of Electric Power, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technology, School of Electric Power, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaElectric vehicles are recognized as the best replacement of petrol vehicles in the future. However, there are several problems hampering their development, such as the short life span of batteries, poor performance of start-up, and a short driving range. In order to resolve these problems, a hybrid power system based on photovoltaic (PV) cells, supercapacitors, and batteries is proposed. This paper focuses on PV cells using a maximum power point track (MPPT) system based on a BUCK chopper circuit. Moreover, a novel MPPT algorithm named sectional variable step climbing (SVSC) algorithm was proposed. To validate the proposed system, two main experiments have been done. The first experiment showed that the MPP of PV cells was tracked perfectly by use of this photovoltaic power system. The second one showed that the efficiency of SVSC was higher than two existing MPPT methods, the climbing algorithm and the open-circuit voltage (OCV) algorithm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/460390 |
| spellingShingle | Jianming Xu Longyun Kang Changyi Zhong Binggang Cao Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle |
| title_full | Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle |
| title_fullStr | Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle |
| title_short | Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle |
| title_sort | photovoltaic power system with mppt functionality for a small size electric vehicle |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/460390 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jianmingxu photovoltaicpowersystemwithmpptfunctionalityforasmallsizeelectricvehicle AT longyunkang photovoltaicpowersystemwithmpptfunctionalityforasmallsizeelectricvehicle AT changyizhong photovoltaicpowersystemwithmpptfunctionalityforasmallsizeelectricvehicle AT binggangcao photovoltaicpowersystemwithmpptfunctionalityforasmallsizeelectricvehicle |