Abstract

A method for controlling a photovoltaic (PV) panel in a PV system including a computing device that provides motor control signals and implements an iterative adaprtive control (IAC) algorithm for adjusting an angle of the PV panel. The IAC algorithm relates P at a current time k (P(k)), an elevation angle of the PV panel at k (0s(k)), P after a next step (P(k+1)) and an elevation angle of the PV panel at k+1 (0s(k+1)). The algorithm generates a perturbed power value P(k+1) to provide a power perturbation to P(k), and calculates 0s(k+1) using P(k+1). The motor control signals cause the motor to position the PV panel to achieve 0s(k+1). A change in P resulting from the positioning is compared to a predetermined change limit, and only if the change in P is greater than/equal to the change limit, again sensing P, and repeating the generating, calculating and positioning.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 8,552,286 B2

Application Serial Number

13/674,252

Issue Date

10-8-2013

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Department

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science - CS Division

Allowance Date

7-11-2013

Filing Date

11-12-2012

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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