Open- And short-circuit fault identification for a boost DC/DC converter in PV MPPT systems

This paper proposes a fault identification system for short and open-circuit switch faults (SOCSF) for a dc/dc converter acting as a Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) in Photovoltaic (PV) systems. A closed-loop operation is assumed for the boost dc/dc converter. A linearizing control plus a Proport...

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Autores: Espinoza Trejo, Diego Rivelino, Bárcenas, Ernesto, Hernández Díez, José, Bossio, Guillermo Rubén, Espinosa Pérez, Gerardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/134598
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/134598
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:BOOST DC/DC CONVERTER
FAULT DIAGNOSIS
MPPT
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:This paper proposes a fault identification system for short and open-circuit switch faults (SOCSF) for a dc/dc converter acting as a Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) in Photovoltaic (PV) systems. A closed-loop operation is assumed for the boost dc/dc converter. A linearizing control plus a Proportional-Derivative (PD) controller is suggested for PV voltage regulation at the maximum power point (MPP). In this study, the SOCSF are modeled by using an additive fault representation and the fault identification (FI) system is synthesized departing from a Luenberger observer. Hence, an FI signal is obtained, which is insensitive to irradiance and load current changes, but affected by the SOCSF. For FI purposes, only the sensors used in the control system are needed. Finally, an experimental evaluation is presented by using a solar array simulator dc power supply and a boost dc/dc converter of 175 W in order to validate the ideas this study exposes.