Title: Optimisation of a photovoltaic pumping system based on sliding mode control

Authors: Asma Zaidi; Karim Dahech; Tarak Damak

Addresses: National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, Postal Box 3038 Sfax, Tunisia ' High Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax Technopole, Ons City, Postal Box 3021, Sfax, Tunisia ' National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, Postal Box 3038 Sfax, Tunisia

Abstract: This work describes an optimisation strategy of the operation of a photovoltaic pumping system. The proposed structure is composed by a PV generator, a boost converter working as maximum power point tracker, a voltage source inverter and an induction machine driving a centrifugal pump. This structure permits to maximise the daily debit of the pump through the indirect field orientation control based on sliding mode and the maximum power point tracking based on fast terminal sliding mode. The effectiveness of the conceived strategy is validated by the simulation of the response of the whole PV pumping system.

Keywords: fast terminal sliding mode control; FTSMC; maximum power point tracking; MPPT; maximum power voltage; MPV; PV generator; indirect flux orientation control; IFOC; sliding mode control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRET.2021.118505

International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 2021 Vol.12 No.4, pp.380 - 404

Received: 13 Jan 2021
Accepted: 15 Mar 2021
Published online: 27 Oct 2021 *

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