A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station

Photovoltaic generators constantly change their maximum power point (MPP) because solar radiation and temperature at different times of the day are always different. The boost DC-DC converter used in energy conversion is controlled when solar radiation and environmental temperature changes are compl...

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Main Authors: Tran Hung Cuong, An Thi Hoai Thu Anh
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Language:English
Published: Tamkang University Press 2025-03-01
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Online Access:http://jase.tku.edu.tw/articles/jase-202511-28-11-0004
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description Photovoltaic generators constantly change their maximum power point (MPP) because solar radiation and temperature at different times of the day are always different. The boost DC-DC converter used in energy conversion is controlled when solar radiation and environmental temperature changes are complex. These difficulties make it challenging to design control laws. Fast and reliable step-up DC-DC converters face many obstacles when applied in the field of high-capacity urban trains, causing the current quality of the conversion process to be limited. This paper proposes a multilevel boost DC-DC converter based on MMC configuration, applying the PWM modulation method and INC maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm. MMC boost DC-DC converter can provide an N times conversion ratio and has a much lower operating frequency than conventional Boost Converter. The process of evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed converter configuration and the algorithm is performed on Matlab/Simulink software, and the output parameters of the conversion process are compared with a conventional Boost DC-DC converter based on published analyses.
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spelling doaj-art-4994de90f20d43f9b2a5453ea6bcdaf32025-08-20T03:39:54ZengTamkang University PressJournal of Applied Science and Engineering2708-99672708-99752025-03-0128112127213810.6180/jase.202511_28(11).0004A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi StationTran Hung Cuong0An Thi Hoai Thu Anh1Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Thuyloi University, VietnamDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Transport and Communications, VietnamPhotovoltaic generators constantly change their maximum power point (MPP) because solar radiation and temperature at different times of the day are always different. The boost DC-DC converter used in energy conversion is controlled when solar radiation and environmental temperature changes are complex. These difficulties make it challenging to design control laws. Fast and reliable step-up DC-DC converters face many obstacles when applied in the field of high-capacity urban trains, causing the current quality of the conversion process to be limited. This paper proposes a multilevel boost DC-DC converter based on MMC configuration, applying the PWM modulation method and INC maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm. MMC boost DC-DC converter can provide an N times conversion ratio and has a much lower operating frequency than conventional Boost Converter. The process of evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed converter configuration and the algorithm is performed on Matlab/Simulink software, and the output parameters of the conversion process are compared with a conventional Boost DC-DC converter based on published analyses.http://jase.tku.edu.tw/articles/jase-202511-28-11-0004maximum power point tracking (mppt) algorithmincremental conductance (inc)modular multilevel converter (mmc)boost dc-dc converter
spellingShingle Tran Hung Cuong
An Thi Hoai Thu Anh
A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station
Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
maximum power point tracking (mppt) algorithm
incremental conductance (inc)
modular multilevel converter (mmc)
boost dc-dc converter
title A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station
title_full A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station
title_fullStr A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station
title_full_unstemmed A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station
title_short A multilevel boost DC-DC converter with MPPT algorithm for the rooftop PV system of the urban railway Nhon - Hanoi Station
title_sort multilevel boost dc dc converter with mppt algorithm for the rooftop pv system of the urban railway nhon hanoi station
topic maximum power point tracking (mppt) algorithm
incremental conductance (inc)
modular multilevel converter (mmc)
boost dc-dc converter
url http://jase.tku.edu.tw/articles/jase-202511-28-11-0004
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