Optimizing Solar Array Performance Using MPPT

Learn how you can model and analyze a photovoltaic system using Simulink and Simscape Electrical to achieve maximum power output. The model uses irradiance, solar cell, and boost converter models to simulate the system for 24 hours. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) using impedance matching is explained as a means to drive the systems to provide optimal power for changing impedance.

Tadele Shiferaw is an application engineer at MathWorks Benelux based in Eindhoven. He coordinates the engagement on power electronics design and control with customers from multiple industries within the Benelux area. His technical focus areas include physical modeling of systems, controller design, systems engineering, and hardware-in-the loop simulations. Tadele completed a graduate study in control systems and a PhD in controller design for safe robotic manipulation at University of Twente in the Netherlands.