An Improved MPPT Interleaved Boost Converter for Solar Electric Vehicle Application

Farid Khoucha (1) , Ali Benrabah (2) , Omar Herizi (2) , Abdelaziz Kheloui (2) , Mohamed Benbouzid (1)

1 LBMS - Laboratoire brestois de mécanique et des systèmes
2 UER ELT - Unité d'Enseignement et de Recherche d'Electrotechnique

An interleaved boost dc/dc converter is developed featuring smaller input/output filters, faster dynamic response and lower device stress than conventional designs, for solar electric vehicle (SEV) applications. The converter is connected between the photovoltaic power generation and dc bus in a multisource energy storage system of a SEV. Typically, interleaved converters require a current control loop to reduce the input current ripples, the output voltage ripples, and the size of passive components with high efficiency. A Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controller for a Photovoltaic (PV) solar system associated to backup source (Battery) guarantees an uninterrupted power supply and assist the propulsion of the vehicle during transients and recover energy during regenerative braking. The design, construction, and testing of an experimental hardware p rototype is presented, with the test results included.

Mots clés: Interleaved dc-dc converter; Solar electric vehicle; MPPT; Energy storage system

Domaines: Energie électrique

Farid Khoucha, Ali Benrabah, Omar Herizi, Abdelaziz Kheloui, Mohamed Benbouzid. An Improved MPPT Interleaved Boost Converter for Solar Electric Vehicle Application. IEEE POWERENG 2013, May 2013, Istanbul, Turkey. pp.1076-1081. ⟨hal-00926317⟩