Abstract

Photovoltaic (PV) power systems should be operated at the maximum power point (MPP) for best solar energy utilization, which can be achieved using maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques. Perturb & Observe (P&O) and Fuzzy logic MPPT approaches were two of the various strategies that were suggested as effective ways to achieve Maximum Power under Continuous Irradiation. When exposed to changes in environmental conditions, these approaches perform poorly dynamically and exhibit substantial steady-state oscillations around the MPP. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes the Dragonfly optimization-based fuzzy logic MPPT approach for maximum power extraction of photovoltaic (PV) systems. The approaches for implementing FL-based MPPTs that are currently available are not adaptable to the operating point, which varies widely in real-world PV systems with operational irradiance and ambient temperature. The proposed MPPT (DAFLC-MPPT) is straightforward, accurate, and offers quicker convergence to the optimal operating point. With consideration of various operating situations at slow and fast changes in solar radiation, the efficacy and viability verifications of the proposed AFL-MPPT approach are validated. The proposed strategy outperforms the standard P&O and fuzzy logic methods.