Design and validation of a hybrid MPPT algorithm for PVS using an interleaved boost converter

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MPPT, Photovoltaic, DC-DC converter

Abstract

Photovoltaic systems must be highly efficient to transfer the electric power generated to the local loads or to the electrical grid. In partial-shading conditions there are multiple local maximum power points which are not evaluated by conventional MPPT methods producing low efficiency in the photovoltaic system. In this paper a hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) based method is proposed. The proposed method allows to locate the global maximum power point enhancing the availability of the generated electrical power and reducing the convergence time compared to the conventional PSO algorithm. The proposed method is compared with classical MPPT algorithms like Hill Climbing (HC), perturb and observe (P and O), incremental conductance (IncCond) and the conventional particle swarm optimization (PSO) method. The comparison is performed by means of numerical simulations and implementing an experimental platform with real photovoltaic panels.

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Luis Enrique Hernandez Aguilar, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico/ITS de Irapuato

Luis Enrique Hernandez Aguilar (Member, IEEE) Electronics engineer graduated from the Instituto Superior de Irapuato with a specialty in power electronics in 2024. He is currently a master’s student in power electronics engineering at the same institute. He has published in congresses such as CIENERGIA, Women’s Participation in Science and ROPEC in 2022, with a stay in the electrical engineering department of the Instituto Tecnol´ogico de Morelia. Her research has focused on DC-DC and DC-AC power converters for photovoltaic applications, as well as the implementation of maximum power point tracking algorithms.

Gerardo Vazquez Guzman, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSI

Gerardo Vazquez Guzman (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Mexico, on September 24, 1977. He received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from the Technical Institute of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico, in 2003, the M.S. degree in electronic engineering from the National Center of Research and Technological Development, Cuernavaca, Mexico, in 2006 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, in 2013. In 2009, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. He is Senior member of the IEEE. From 2012 to 2024 he was a full-time professor with the National Technological of Mexico/Technological Institute of Superior Studies of Irapuato. Since 2025 he has been holding a Professor-Researcher position at the Coordinacion para la Innovacion y Aplicacion de la Ciencia y Tecnologia (CIACyT), Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. His main research interests include the analysis and design of power electronics converters, renewable energy systems and grid connected converters.

Panfilo Raymundo Martinez Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi

Panfilo Raymundo Martinez Rodriguez (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in applied science from Instituto Potosino de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica A.C. IPICYT, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in 2007. He is currently a professor researcher with Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico. His research interests include power electronics applications and modeling, design, and control of power electronics converters applied to the improvement of the electrical power quality and the electrical energy conversion from non-conventional electrical power sources.

Dalyndha Aztatzi Pluma, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico/ITS de Abasolo

Dalyndha Aztatzi Pluma was born in Mexico, Mexico, on November 10, 1985. She received the B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico, in 2007, the M.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico, in 2011 and the Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from the Technological Institute of Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, in 2017. In 2019, she was visiting scholar at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. Since 2020 she joined with the National Technological of Mexico/Technological Institute of Superior Studies of Abasolo holding an associate Professor-Researcher position at the Mechatronic Department. Her research interests include molecular simulation apply to nanomaterials, biocomposites and programming of embedded electronic systems.

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2025-08-30

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Hernandez Aguilar, L. E., Vazquez Guzman, G., Martinez Rodriguez, P. R., & Aztatzi Pluma, D. (2025). Design and validation of a hybrid MPPT algorithm for PVS using an interleaved boost converter. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 23(10), 901–909. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/9715

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Vol. 23 No. 10 (2025): Ordinary Issue

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Electric Energy