ANALYSIS OF MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEM USING CUK CONVERTER

The maximum power point tracking algorithum is used to track maximum power from PV cell. The incremental conductance algorithm is easy method and works better than other maximum power point tracking algorithm. The cuk converter gives good performance among various types of DC to DC converters for a PV system. It can also provide a better output current characteristic due to the inductor on the output stage. A fixed-step-size incremental conductance MPPT with direct control method is employed and necessity of another control loop is eliminated. MATLAB and simulink will be employed for simulation and analysis of the DC-DC converter for PV power system using incremental conductance technique.