Tafti, Hossein DehghaniKonstantinou, GeorgiosTownsend, Christopher D.Farivar, Glen G.Ceballos, SalvadorPou, JosepFletcher, John E.2024-07-242024-07-242020-10-11Tafti , H D , Konstantinou , G , Townsend , C D , Farivar , G G , Ceballos , S , Pou , J & Fletcher , J E 2020 , Comparative Analysis of Flexible Power Point Tracking Algorithms in Photovoltaic Systems . in ECCE 2020 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition . , 9236032 , ECCE 2020 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , pp. 110-115 , 12th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2020 , Virtual, Detroit , United States , 11/10/20 . https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE44975.2020.9236032conference9781728158266https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2103Publisher Copyright: © 2020 IEEE.Several flexible power point tracking (FPPT) algorithms have been recently proposed in the literature to provide various grid support functionalities in photovoltaic (PV) systems. These algorithms aim to regulate the PV power to a specific value, imposed by grid codes and according to operational conditions. To obtain a fair comparison between several FPPT algorithms, each algorithm must be designed with its optimum parameter values. The main contribution of this paper is to provide a detailed analysis of the effect of various parameters of three FPPT algorithms on their transient or steady-state performance. The results of this analysis are used to obtain an optimum tuning of the parameters of each algorithm to attain an enhanced performance in both transient and steady-state operating conditions. Finally, the performance of these algorithms is compared using simulation and an experimental laboratory systems.6enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessconference output10.1109/ECCE44975.2020.9236032Active power controlflexible power point trackingphotovoltaic systemssensitivity analysisElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringControl and OptimizationEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologySDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097165389&partnerID=8YFLogxK