Table 3 Tracking speed, power fluctuation and efficiency in five different scenarios for P&O (∆d = 0.001), P&O (∆d = 0.0005), and proposed Method.

From: A modified perturb and observe MPPT algorithm for PEMFC with rapid convergence and low power oscillation

 

P&O

\(\:\varDelta\:\varvec{d}=0.001\)

P&O

\(\:\varDelta\:\varvec{d}=0.0005\)

Proposed Method

T.S.

P.F.

Eff.

T.S.

P.F.

Eff.

T.S.

P.F.

Eff.

Scenario1

0–2 s

0.18

11.63

99.85

0.328

4.13

99.94

0.061

0.2

99.98

2–4 s

2.042

13.61

99.88

2.034

6.04

99.93

2.019

0.35

99.98

4–6 s

4.026

20.65

99.85

4.05

9.11

99.92

4.023

0.2

99.98

6–8 s

6.036

26.55

99.8

6.045

4.73

99.94

6.022

0.15

99.98

Scenario2

0–2 s

0.216

24.55

99.81

0.39

7.41

99.93

0.08

0.2

99.98

2–4 s

2.043

10.1

99.87

2.07

3.45

99.94

2.021

0.25

99.98

4–6 s

4.04

22.6

99.84

4.065

8.18

99.93

4.03

0.1

99.98

6–8 s

6.03

16.4

99.86

6.057

4.32

99.95

6.01

0.12

99.98

Scenario3

0–2 s

0.216

25.39

99.84

0.378

10.63

99.92

0.09

0.15

99.98

2–4 s

2.027

10.13

99.87

2.043

3.67

99.95

2.016

0.05

99.98

4–6 s

4.035

26.17

99.81

4.036

5.67

99.94

4.02

0.15

99.98

6–8 s

6.0126

13.47

99.88

6.028

5.9

99.93

6.01

0.6

99.98

Scenario4

0–2 s

0.1966

19.6

99.83

0.3669

4.94

99.94

0.077

0.1

99.98

2–4 s

2.0007

19.2

99.83

2.0007

6.02

99.94

2.0007

0.1

99.98

4–6 s

4.0007

18.74

99.84

4.0007

4.9

99.95

4.0007

0.3

99.98

6–8 s

6.0005

17.6

99.85

6.0005

7

99.95

6.0005

0.15

99.98

Scenario5

0–2 s

0.1824

16.42

99.86

0.3463

7.42

99.92

0.077

0.15

99.98

2–4 s

2.009

11.82

99.89

2.009

5.66

99.93

2.0007

0.1

99.98

4–6 s

4.0064

12.8

99.88

4.024

5.9

99.93

4.0007

0.2

99.98

6–8 s

6.0008

13.67

99.88

6.01

7.06

99.92

6.0005

0.25

99.98

T.S: Tracking Speed (s) P.F: Power Fluctuation (W) Eff: Efficiency (%) (Steady-State)