Electric energy storage solution for standalone photovoltaic and supercapacitor applications in rural areas

Abstract

Shortage of electricity is the major issue in many areas in the world. This paper discusses a renewable standalone power system to propose the enhanced energy storage by means of Supercapacitor The enhanced storage lowers the energy shortage that gives reliable power supply in rural areas… Maximum power point tracking technique (MPPT) control algorithm is performed over the photovoltaic (PV) as the main energy source to trace the maximum power. Supercapacitor, Battery are the main energy storage devices these are not only energy storage devices which supplies the electrical energy. The system is simulated using the MATLAB/SIMULINK tool with different cases of PV, Battery and super capacitor supply. System modeling, sizing and control are discussed here and Simulation studies are presented in this paper.