Incremental

Conductance algorithm
Maximum power point
 Operating point at which we can extract maximum power from the pv
panel.
 System that makes the pv module to extract maximum power is “MPPT”.
 Types of MPPT:
 Perturb&Observe algorithm
 Incremental Conductance algorithm
Concept of IC algorithm

 The incremental conductance method is based on the fact that the slope
of the PV array power curve is:
 zero at the MPP
 positive on the left of the MPP
 negative on the right of MPP
1. dP/dV ≥ 0 (left of MPP)
2. dP/dV ≤ 0 (right of MPP)
3. dP/dV = 0 (At MPP)
Derivation of IC algorithm
Flowchart of IC algorithm
Advantages

 The MPP observed will not be oscillating as in case of perturb and observe
method.
 It will not perturb the system once the MPP is reached.
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