I am currently working on a science project that needs the minimal computational load maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method possible. Could you guys help me with that?
The best one I found was a mix of PI controller + P&O for solar panels in an article of 2011, so I imagine that there is something better out there already.
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>>59844115
not really my field, but could look at arduino and arduino nano?
>>59844115
Let me get this straight? You want to meassure current and voltage and multiply the two?
>>59844218
Maybe, I didn't think about looking there. I will take a look. Thanks for the suggestion.
>>59844339
To get the most power out of a solar panel you will want to have operate it on the right voltage level (Power = Voltage x Current). The MPPT methods are techniques to find this voltage level.
Pic is the method I found with best results.
>>59844608
The commercial units I worked on in that time frame, which went in size from 100 KVA to 1MVA, all used P&O to do MPPT.
Watch out for overly aggressive moves which can collapse the panel voltage. For a potentially worthwhile twist try feeding readings from an insolation meter into the the V* calculation. Most panel manufacturers can provide profiles of panel performance at different insolation values. Let the P&O deviate from the value calc'd from insolation with some limited control authority and let the calc'd value drive your reaction to large changes in insolation.
>>59844608
On the OP drawing what are the Voltage? Post boost converter or pre?
Is V* the desired voltage?
Is n the measurements you plan to record and store? What is your sample frequency?