APPLICATION OF PID

CONTROLLER IN
PHOTOVOLTAIC AND
ENERGY SYSTEMS
SHARAN SRINIVAS V
20155291104

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WHAT IS PID CONTROLLER?
 A PID (proportional-integral-derivative) controller is a control loop feedback
mechanism.
 The PID controller attempts to correct the error between a desired set point & a
measured process variable by calculating the output of the corrective action that
can adjust the process according.
 As the PID controller involves calculation 3 different (separate) parameters,
Proportional(P), Derivative(D) and the Integral (I) values.
 The P value determines the reaction to current error, the D value is determines the
reaction based on the rate at which the error has been changed and the I value
determines the reaction based on the sum of the recent errors.
 The sum of these 3 actions are used to adjusting the process via control elements.

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WHAT IS PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEM?
 A photovoltaic system or solar power system is a power system designed to
supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics which convert light into
electricity via semiconducting materials.
 It consists of an arrangement of several components, namely solar panels to
absorb and convert sunlight into electricity, a solar converter to convert the
output from DC to AC, as well as mounting, cabling, tracking system and
other electrical accessories to set up a working system.

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Applications of Photo Voltaic System

 Rooftop and building integrated systems

 Concentrator photovoltaics
 Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector
 Power stations
 Agrivoltaics
 Rural electrification
 Standalone systems
 Floating solar
 In transport
 Telecommunications and signalling
 Spacecraft
 Speciality
Indoor phtovoltaics
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Why PID in Photo Voltaic

The PV system the value of the peak power, current

and peak voltage are getting increase by control to the
gain of PID controller.

Results are showing to the difference in between

existing design and proposed design. For the improved
performance the PID controller is using

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Applications of PID in PV Systems

 The output powers of photovoltaic (PV) cells system are depending of the two
variable factors which is the solar irradiances and cell temperature.

 A method to utilize effectively the PV cells is known as maximum power point

tracking (MPP) method by using PID.

 We are improving the PV system results of peak power and maximum voltage
by used PID controller According to results, PID controller is shown better
performance compare to other MPPT algorithms.

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Applications .....
 We are using PID controller for improve the performance of the peak power
and peak voltage.

 As the PID controller gain change the value of the output graph will increase
but after a fix gain the value cannot be changed.

Voltage graph without any

Voltage graph with PID
controller. The power can be
controller. More power
improved by apply the PID
generated.
controller.

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Applications .....

Power graph without any Power graph with PID controller.

controller. The power can be
improved by apply the PID
controller.