Implementation of Incremental Conductance MPPT Algorithm for the Performance Enhancement of Hybrid Power Generation Systems

Rapid climate change and global warming have accelerated the shift from traditional to alternative power sources. Solar Photovoltaic system (SPV) is most attractive among Renewable energy sources. In order to mitigate the intermittency and unreliability, Hybrid Renewable Power Generation (HRPG) is developed. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is desirable for enhancing the performance of solar-based HRPG systems. As far as convenience and popularity are concerned, many solar-based hybrid power generation systems are employed. An MPPT algorithm is developed in solar hybrid power generation for enhancing the tracking efficiency. In this research, the suitability of the Incremental Conductance Algorithm (ICA) is inspected. Also, the performance parameters of overall solar hybrid power generation with the ICA MPPT algorithm are determined using MATLAB/Simulink environment.