R.I. Putri, S. Wiyanto, I.N. Syamsiana, M. Junus, M. Rifa'I, E.S. Putra
The Greenhouse is currently a necessity for urban landless people. To save energy, it is necessary to install photovoltaics on the roof of a mini greenhouse to supply electricity. The use of PV is very dependent on climate, temperature, and irradiation, therefore MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) is needed to obtain optimal power. In this paper MPPT for stand-alone PV system based on PSO using input voltage and current of the boost converter is presented. The performance of PSO is validated by Simulink with irradiance and temperature variations. The use of PSO can achieve maximum power for various irradiance. MPPT based PSO was compared by a PV system without MPPT. Based on simulation results PSO provides the power improvement by 29.98 W. Simulation results show that the system designed can optimize power produced by PV. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Electrical Engineering Department, State Polytechnic of Malang, Jl. Soekarno-Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia