Abstract

This study presents a new maximum power point tracking algorithm applied to a photovoltaic water pumping system in order to optimize the photovoltaic power generation. This system is driven by an induction motor controlled by a cascade sliding mode control in order to track a set of reference trajectories such as currents, rotor flux and speed. By using the MATLAB-SIMULINK software, modeling and simulation studies are investigated to highlight the utility of the proposed system.

Keywords:

Cascade sliding mode control, induction motor, maximum power point tracker, photovoltaic water pumping system,

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