Direct control method applied for improved incremental conductance mppt using SEPIC converter

Solar energy forms the major alternative for the generation of power keeping in mind the sustainable development with reduced greenhouse emission. For improved efficiency of the MPPT which uses solar energy in photovoltaic systems(PV), this paper presents a technique utilizing improved incremental conductance(Inc Cond) MPPT with direct control method using SEPIC converter. Several improvements in the existing technique is proposed which includes converter design aspects, system simulation & DSP programming. For the control part dsPIC30F2010 is programmed accordingly to get the maximum power point for different illuminations. DSP controller also forms the interfacing of PV array with the load. Now the improved Inc Cond helps to get point to point values accurately to track MPP's under different atmospheric conditions. MATLAB and Simulink were employed for simulation studies validation of the proposed technique. Experiment result proves the improvement from existing method.