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Fixed Output DC to DC Converter for Photovoltaic System
Dr. Thida Aung
Professor and Head, Electronic Engineering Department,
Technological University, Lashio, Northern Shan State, Myanmar
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ABSTRACT
In This Paper, The Variable Input Voltage And Fixed Output Voltage DC To DC
Converter For Photovoltaic System (PV System) Is Designed, Simulated And
Constructed. There AreThree Main PortionsInTheProposedSystem.TheyAre
Solar Power Sensing System, The Controlling System And DC ToDC Converter.
In The Solar Power Sensing System, NPN Transistors (2SC 945) Are Used For
Voltage Sensor And Logic Converter.InTheControllingSystem,PIC16F876AIs
Used To Determine The Solar Power Level And Control The DC To DC
Converter. It Also Reads The Input And Output Voltage Values Of The DC ToDC
Converter Using Its Analog To Digital Converter (A/D Converter) And Shows
This Value On The Four Seven Segments Light Emitting Diodes (Leds). The
Developed Program For PIC 16F876A Is Tested With Proteus Simulation
Software. In The DC To DC Converter, TL 494 (Switch mode Pulse Width
Modulation Control Circuit) Is Used To Control The Power MOSFET Which
Drives The Ferrite Core Transformer (High Frequency Transformer Or Power
Transformer).
Keywords: DC to DC converter; photovoltaic system; PIC 16F876A; analog to
digital converter;
INTRODUCTION
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system is a renewableenergysystem
and can provide safe, reliable, maintenance-free and
environmental friendly source of power for a very long time.
Millions of systems have been installed worldwide, in sizes
ranging from a fraction of a watt to multi-megawatts. For
many applications, solar electric systems are not only cost-
effective but also least expensive option to produce the
electrical power.
In this paper, DC to DC converter cooperates with the solar
modules to reduce the losses between the solar modules and
the electrical load. By using the DC to DC converter in the
solar system, the overall efficiencies of the system can be
improved and the overall cost for the whole system can be
reduced because DC to DC converter is the most suitable
voltage regulating system.
DC to DC converter is the advance form of the voltage
regulator. In linear voltage regulator (series regulator), the
input voltagemust be higher than the output voltage. But the
input voltage is not a major problem in the DC to DC
converter. DC to DC converter can step-up, step-down and
invert the input voltage. DC to DC converter has many other
advantages than the linear voltage regulator. DC to DC
converter stores the input power at the voltage or current
storage devices such as inductor and capacitor. And then
release this power to the electrical load with a switching
process.
Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) isthemajorcomponentofthe
DC to DC converter. It produces the square wave pulse trains
and the pulse width of these pulse trains can be controlled
with the external input track called feed-back track. The
circuit components and designing of the DC to DC converter
aremore complex than traditional voltageregulator because
of containing Pulse Width Modulator (PWM). But according
to the development of the electronic techniques, PWM
module can be achieved in the form of integrated circuits
(ICs) or chip types in now. Many types of converter are
widely used as mobile phone charger, DVD/VCD player
power supply, TV power supply, PC power supply, laptop
computer charger and many others electrical or electronic
application.
In the traditional photovoltaic system, photovoltaic modules
are used to convert light energy into electricity. This
electricity cannot be directly connected with the electrical
load because the output voltage of the photovoltaic modules
is the unregulated DC and varies 0 to +21V.
The overall block diagram of the photovoltaic system is
shown in Figure 1. The traditional photovoltaic system
consists of six major modules; PV module, Solar charge
controller, Inverter, Battery, Load and Auxiliary energy
sources. Solar charge controller is used to control the
charging voltage to the battery. The batteryisusedtostorage
power for further usage. Auxiliary energy source is used to
charge the battery when the electrical power cannot be
available from the solar modules (e.g., at night). The inverter
is used to convert the DC power to the AC powerifthesystem
needs to produce AC power.
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Figure 1 Block Diagram of the Photovoltaic System
In this research work, DC to DC converter is used instead of
solar charge controller and battery. Solar charge controller
cannot regulate the input voltage coming from photovoltaic
module. DC to DC converter can regulate the input voltage
coming from photovoltaic module and it has many other
advantageous than the solar charge controller.
The output of the DC to DC converter can be used in many
other electrical applications such as charging battery to be
storage power for further use or directly using solar power
during the lightfallingontothePVpanels.Implementedblock
diagram of the DC to DC converter for photovoltaic system is
shown in Figure 2.
In this system, the output of the DC to DC converter can be
directly connected with the electrical load. The AC powercan
be produced by connecting the output of the DC to DC
converter with the inverter. PIC microcontroller is used to
digitalize the system and to show the input and output
voltages of the DC to DC converter.
Figure 2 Implemented Block Diagram of the DC to DC
Converter for Photovoltaic System
II LITERATURE REVIEW
A DC to DC converter is one of the switching regulator types.
It uses the switching process to transfer the power from the
source to the load. It stores the input power at the voltage or
current storage devices such as capacitor or inductor. And
then release this power to theelectricalloadwithaswitching
process. Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) is determinedtheon
or off periods of the switch. PWM is the major component of
the DC to DC converter. It produces theon/offsignalingpulse
train. This signaling pulse train is used to control the switch.
The frequency of the pulse train is range from 30 kHz to 300
kHz according to the design of the converter.
A DC to DC converter can be distinguished according to their
converting properties. There are four types of DC to DC
converter. They are
 Step-down converter (Buck converter),
 Step-up converter (Boost converter),
 Inverting converter and
 Transformer flyback converter.
A. Step-down Converter (Buck Converter)
In the buck converter, the output voltage of the converter is
less than the input voltage. The required switching signal is
provided by the pulse width modulator. The levels of the
output voltage can be controlled by the pulse width of the
switching signal. The frequency of the switching signal must
be one of the fix frequency values rangingfrom30kHzto300
kHz. The output voltage (Vo) is equal to the product of the
duty cycle of the pulse (D) and the supply voltage (Vs). The
basic sample circuit diagram of the buck converter is shown
in Figure 3.
Vo = D x Vs Equation 1
Where,
VO = the output voltage of the converter (V)
D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%)
Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V)
Figure3. The Basic Sample Circuit Diagram of the Buck
Converter
B. Step-up Converter (Boost Converter)
In the boost converter, the output voltage of the converter is
more than the input voltage. But the output current is less
than the input current because the input and the output
power are almost equal. The basic sample circuit diagram of
the boost converter is shown in Figure 4.
Figure4. Basic Sample Circuit DiagramoftheBoostConverter
D)-(1
V
V s
o 
Equation 2
Where,
VO = the output voltage of the converter (V)
D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%)
Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V)
C. Inverting Converter
The inverting converter can convert the input voltage. The
output voltage can be moreor lessthantheinputvoltage.The
basic sample circuit diagram of the inverting converter is
shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5 Basic Sample Circuit Diagram of the Inverting
Converter
D)-(1
D
xVV so 
Equation 3
Where,
VO = the output voltage of the converter (V)
D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%)
Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V)
D. Transformer Flyback Converter
Transformer flyback converter is the advance form of the
buck, boost and inverting converters. This type of converter
is used in this research work because it is theefficientformof
all of the converter types and the converter used in the
system is needed to step-up and step-downtheinputvoltage.
This requirement can be solved only by the use of
transformer flyback type DC to DC converter. All of the
transformer flyback converter can be achieved electrical
isolation and non-isolation types. In electrical isolation type,
the output side and the input side have no electrical
connection between them. The basic sample circuit diagram
of transformer flyback converter is shown in Figure 6. There
are two types of transformer flyback converter. They are
single-outputtypeandthemulti-outputtype.Insingle-output
type, the output voltage can be obtained by stepping-up,
stepping-down the input voltage. In multi-output type, the
output voltage can be obtained by stepping-up, stepping-
down and inverting the input voltage at the same time.
(a)
(b)
Figure 6 The Basic Sample Circuit Diagram of the
Transformer Flyback Converter, (a) Single-output Type, (b)
Multi-output Type
The output voltage of the converter can be calculated by the
Equation 4.
2
1
so
N
N
x
D)-(1
D
xVV 
Equation 4
Where,
VO = the output voltage of the converter (V)
D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%)
Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V)
N1 = the number of primary winding of the
Transformer (turns)
N2 = the number of secondary winding of the
Transformer (turns)
III SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION
A. Operation of the DC to DC Converter for PV System
The main flowchart of the DC to DC converter for PV system
is illustrated in Figure 7. There are four main units. They are
solar panel, solar power sensor, PIC microcontroller and DC
to DC converter. The solar panel converts the sunlight into
electricity. This electricity is the form of direct current (DC)
with the voltage range of 0 to 21V. The coming voltages from
the solar panel are measuredby thesolarpowersensor.Ifthe
voltageis less than +8V, it produces logic ‘0’ (0V) to thePIC.If
the voltage is more than +8V, it produces logic ‘1’ (+5V). The
PIC is act as the Central Processing Unit (CPU). It checks the
output of the solar power sensor. When the solar power
sensor’s output is low (logic ‘0’), it turns on the solar power
low indicator. When the solar power sensor’s output is high
(logic ‘1’), it turns on the DC to DC converter. After the DC to
DC converter turns on, PIC reads the input voltage of the
converter and displays this voltage value on the input
voltages LED display and then reads the outputvoltageofthe
converter and displays this voltage values on the output
voltages LED display.
Figure 7 Main Flowchart of the System
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B. PIC Control System
This flowchart shown in Figure8isrepresentedforthewhole
controlling,calculation and processing for the system. As the
first step, the PIC is configured its ports or pins as the digital
or analog, input or output pins. After the pins are assigned,
determine the solar power level by checking the solar power
sensor output, weather active (logic high) or inactive (logic
low). If the solar power sensor output is inactive (logic low),
the PIC will send out the logic high signal to the solar power
low indicator and then check the solar power sensor again
and serves this sequence until the solar power sensoroutput
is active(logic high). If thesolarpowersensoroutputisactive
(logic high), the PIC will send out the logic high signal to the
DC to DC converter to turn on the converter. After the
converter is turned on, the PIC reads the input voltagesofthe
DC to DC converter by using it’s analog to digital converter
module and shows the relative voltages on theinputvoltages
display and then the PIC reads the converter output voltages
and shows the relative voltages on the output voltages
display.
The flowchart of thePIC to control the DC to DC converterfor
the PV system is shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8 the Flowchart of PIC Control System of the DC to
DC Converter for PV System
C. Flashing Solar Power Indicator
When the solar power is low, the PIC turns on the solar
power low indicator. In this stage, the solar power low
indicator is designed to flash with the time period of 500
milli-seconds. The flowchart for flashing solar power low
indicator is shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9 the Flowchart for Flashing Solar Power Low
Indicator
If the RC4 is low, the PIC gives out the high signal to the RC5
and maintains this signal for 500ms and then the PIC is clear
this high signal of the RC5 and maintains this clear signal
(logic low) for 500 ms and checks the solar power sensor
again. The PIC operates this sequence until the solar power
sensor’s output is high.
IV HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION
The circuit of the DC to DC converter for PV system contains
two main modules. The first module is the controlling
module. Controlling module contains the functions of
determining the level of solarpower,controllingtheDCtoDC
converter and displaying input and output voltages of the
converter on the LED display. All of the controlling and
execution functions of the controllingmodulearedonebythe
use of PIC 16F876A. The second module is the DC to DC
converter module. This module contains pulse width
modulator (PWM) section using TL 494 (pulse width
modulation control circuit), power switch section using IRF
Z44N (power MOSFET) and the feedback section using
resistor network.
A. Circuit Design for Solar Power Sensor
Solar power sensor is the important module for the central
controlling module because operating or non-operating
conditions of the whole system depends on its output. The
Solar power sensor used in this system is expressedinFigure
10.
Figure 10 Circuit Diagram of the Solar Power Sensor
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The Solar power sensor contains two main parts. One is the
voltage sensor and the second is the logic converter. The
voltage sensor is the under voltage lock-out circuit. Only one
NPN transistor is used in this section. The logic converter is
the inverting amplifier. All of the transistors are used as
switch types. The voltage drop atthebaseofthetransistorQ1
is equal to the voltage drop across the variable resistor R2.
The voltage drop across the variable resistor R2 can be
calculated by the Equation 5.
CC
21
2
R xV
RR
R
V 2


Equation 5
Where,
VR2 = Voltage drop across the variable resistor
R2 (V)
R1 = Resistance of the resistor R1 (Ω)
R2 = Resistance of the resistor R2 (Ω)
VCC = Supply voltage (V)
B. Circuit Design for PWM Module
TL 494 pulse width modulation control circuit is used to
produce therequiredswitchingsignalforthepowerMOSFET.
The circuit diagram is expressed in Figure 11. Pin 4 of the TL
494 is used to control (on or off) the whole converter. When
the logic state of this pin is low, the pulse width modulation
module within the TL 494 operates and produces the
switchingsignal to the switching circuit frompins9and10of
the TL 494. If the logic state of pin 4 is high, the pulse width
modulation module within the TL 494 does not operate. The
transistor Q3, zener diode D7 and resistors R18 and R19 are
act as the logic inverter circuit. If the PWM control signal is
high (logic '1'), the collector voltage of the Q3 is approach to
zero and the PWM control signal is low (logic '0'), the
collector voltage of the Q3 is almost equal to +5V. The
feedback input track is the analog pin and the amount of
voltages can control the duty cycle of the output frequency
produced by the PWM module.
Figure 11 Circuit Diagram of the Pulse Width Modulation
Control
The output frequency of the TL 494 used in this thesis is
almost 5 kHz. The resistance value of the resistor RT is 35k
and the capacitance value of the CT is 1nF. The output
frequency of the pulse width modulation control circuit can
be derived by the Equation 6.
)CxR(
1.1
f
TT
out 
Equation 6
Where,
fout = The output frequency of the TL 494 (Hz)
RT = Timing resistor ()
CT = Timing capacitor (F)
C. Circuit Design for Switching Circuit
Figure 12 Switching Circuit
The main function of the switching circuit is to control the
power transformer and to amplify the switching signal. The
circuit diagram is sketched in Figure 12.
Resistor R16 and R17 are act as the voltage divider network
to drop the some amount of voltage from the PWM module
and prevent the power MOSFET from damaging by the
exceed of gate voltage. D5 is act as the AC filtering circuit. If
the output signal of the PWM module has an AC component,
the diode D5 will filter out this AC component signal.
Assuming the power losses due to the output transformer
and MOSFET as 10% and thus the efficiency of the whole
converter circuit will be 90%.
D. Circuit Design for Power Transformer
The power transformer is used to transfer the electrical
power from the primary side to the secondary side. The
schematic diagram for the power transformer and rectifier
circuit is demonstrated in Figure 13. The diode D4 and
capacitor C6 are act as a rectifier circuit. The D4 is used to
extract the positive half-cycle of the AC signal flowing out
from the power transformer and the capacitor C6 is used to
smooth the output DC.
Figure 13 Power Transformers and Rectifier Circuit
The output voltages of the power transformer and rectifier
circuit can be calculated by the following equation;
S
P
SO
N
N
x
D1
D
xVV


Equation 7
Where,
VO = the output voltages of the power transformer and
rectifier circuit (V)
Vs = the supply voltages of the circuit (V)
D = Duty cycle of the transformer (%)
N1 = the number of primary winding of the
Transformer (turns)
N2 = the number of secondary winding of the
Transformer (turns)
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V. SIMULATION OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM
The simulation diagram of the central controlling unit using
PIC16F876A for the DC to DC converter for PV system is
demonstrated in Figures 14and15.Operatingdiagram(solar
power high condition) is shown in Figure 14 and non
operating diagram (solar power low condition) is shown in
Figure 15.
Figure 14 Simulation Diagram for Solar Power High
Condition
Figure 15 Simulation Diagram for Solar Power Low
Condition
In Figure 14, As soon as thesolar power sensoroutputishigh
(RC4 is high) the PIC 16F876A turns on the converter(RC6is
high), reads analog voltages and displays these voltages. In
Figure 15, when the solar power is low (RC4 is low), the PIC
16F876A turns off the converter (RC6 is low) and turns on
the solar power low indicator (RC5 is high) with a period of
500 milli-seconds on and off (flashing rate of o
VI HARDWARE TESTING
The DC to DC converter design demonstrated in this thesis
can step-up and step-downtheinputvoltagecomingfromthe
PV panel. When the circuit is operating, the minimum input
voltageto the circuit at free load conditions
the minimumstartingcurrentof350mA.Thenominalcurrent
at free load condition is less than 100mA. The photograph of
the DC to DC converter running in step-upmodeisillustrated
in Figure 16.
Figure 16 DC to DC Converters in Step-up Converting Mode
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SIMULATION OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM
The simulation diagram of the central controlling unit using
6A for the DC to DC converter for PV system is
demonstrated in Figures 14and15.Operatingdiagram(solar
power high condition) is shown in Figure 14 and non-
operating diagram (solar power low condition) is shown in
ram for Solar Power High
Figure 15 Simulation Diagram for Solar Power Low
In Figure 14, As soon as thesolar power sensoroutputishigh
(RC4 is high) the PIC 16F876A turns on the converter(RC6is
displays these voltages. In
Figure 15, when the solar power is low (RC4 is low), the PIC
16F876A turns off the converter (RC6 is low) and turns on
the solar power low indicator (RC5 is high) with a period of
seconds on and off (flashing rate of one hertz).
The DC to DC converter design demonstrated in this thesis
downtheinputvoltagecomingfromthe
PV panel. When the circuit is operating, the minimum input
voltageto the circuit at free load conditionshouldbe+8Vand
the minimumstartingcurrentof350mA.Thenominalcurrent
at free load condition is less than 100mA. The photograph of
upmodeisillustrated
Converting Mode
When the input voltage is between 12 to 25V, the converter
operates in step-down convertingmode.Themaximuminput
voltage should not exceed more than +25V. The photograph
of the DC to DC converter running in step
illustrated in Figure 17.
Figure 17 DC to DC Converters
Mode
VII. CONCLUSION
The main circuit is designed with thethreeterminalspositive
voltage regulator (LM 7805), solar power sensor circuit
(using transistors), programmable interface
pulse width modulator (using TL 494), high frequency
transformer (ferrite core transformer) and other electronic
components (FET, resistor , capacitor and so on). LM 7805 is
used to power the required supply voltage +5V DC of the PIC.
Solar power sensor circuit is the simple sensor circuit and
uses only two transistors. One is used to sense the voltage
and the other is used as the logic converter in order to
communicate with the PIC. PIC is used to check the output of
the solar power sensor circuit, control the pulse width
modulator or the whole system (e.g., operate or not) and
calculation for A/D conversion is needed to display the input
and output voltages of the converter. TL494 is the pulse
width modulation control circuit used to sup
switching signal of the switching circuit. Ferrite core
transformer is used to transfer the source power to the load
and to store the certain amount of power. FET is used to
amplify the switching signal and to drive the transformer.
Other electronic components are used as the need of the
circuit design.
By using the PIC in the DC toDC converter, the circuit is more
efficient, reliable, powerful and effective. But it has a few
drawbacks, suchashighcostandcancauseradiointerference
on the other devices (radio, television, etc.)
VIII. FURTHER EXTENSION
To reduce the total installation costoftheDCtoDCconverter,
the pulse width modulator section (using TL 494) can be
removed from the circuit because the microcontroller (PIC
16F876A) has the PWM module. Therefore, the required
switching signal for the switching circuit can be provided by
the PIC 16F876A.
The DC to DC converter for PV system design and
construction in this thesis can operate only in the day time
because it has no storage devices to store the electric power.
If the user wants to use this converter when the light is gone,
the storage devices must be inserted in the system.
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When the input voltage is between 12 to 25V, the converter
down convertingmode.Themaximuminput
voltage should not exceed more than +25V. The photograph
of the DC to DC converter running in step-up mode is
Converters in Step-down Converting
Mode
The main circuit is designed with thethreeterminalspositive
voltage regulator (LM 7805), solar power sensor circuit
(using transistors), programmable interfacecontroller(PIC),
pulse width modulator (using TL 494), high frequency
transformer (ferrite core transformer) and other electronic
components (FET, resistor , capacitor and so on). LM 7805 is
used to power the required supply voltage +5V DC of the PIC.
lar power sensor circuit is the simple sensor circuit and
uses only two transistors. One is used to sense the voltage
and the other is used as the logic converter in order to
communicate with the PIC. PIC is used to check the output of
or circuit, control the pulse width
modulator or the whole system (e.g., operate or not) and
calculation for A/D conversion is needed to display the input
and output voltages of the converter. TL494 is the pulse
width modulation control circuit used to supply the required
switching signal of the switching circuit. Ferrite core
transformer is used to transfer the source power to the load
and to store the certain amount of power. FET is used to
amplify the switching signal and to drive the transformer.
electronic components are used as the need of the
By using the PIC in the DC toDC converter, the circuit is more
efficient, reliable, powerful and effective. But it has a few
drawbacks, suchashighcostandcancauseradiointerference
on the other devices (radio, television, etc.)
FURTHER EXTENSION
To reduce the total installation costoftheDCtoDCconverter,
the pulse width modulator section (using TL 494) can be
removed from the circuit because the microcontroller (PIC
6A) has the PWM module. Therefore, the required
switching signal for the switching circuit can be provided by
The DC to DC converter for PV system design and
construction in this thesis can operate only in the day time
torage devices to store the electric power.
If the user wants to use this converter when the light is gone,
the storage devices must be inserted in the system.
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Acknowledgment
The author would like to express her sincere gratitude and
deep appreciation to Dr. Yan Aung Oo, Rector (Acting),
Technological University (Lashio), because of his valuable
suggestions and guidance. The author also thanks to my
colleagues in Department of Electronic Engineering,
Technological University (Lashio) for their help during
developing this system.
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Fixed Output DC to DC Converter for Photovoltaic System

  • 1. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) Volume 3 Issue 5, August 2019 Available Online: www.ijtsrd.com e-ISSN: 2456 – 6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD27988 | Volume – 3 | Issue – 5 | July - August 2019 Page 2137 Fixed Output DC to DC Converter for Photovoltaic System Dr. Thida Aung Professor and Head, Electronic Engineering Department, Technological University, Lashio, Northern Shan State, Myanmar How to cite this paper: Dr. Thida Aung "Fixed Output DC to DC Converter for Photovoltaic System" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456- 6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5, August 2019,pp.2137-2143, https://doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd27988 Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal ofTrend inScientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0) ABSTRACT In This Paper, The Variable Input Voltage And Fixed Output Voltage DC To DC Converter For Photovoltaic System (PV System) Is Designed, Simulated And Constructed. There AreThree Main PortionsInTheProposedSystem.TheyAre Solar Power Sensing System, The Controlling System And DC ToDC Converter. In The Solar Power Sensing System, NPN Transistors (2SC 945) Are Used For Voltage Sensor And Logic Converter.InTheControllingSystem,PIC16F876AIs Used To Determine The Solar Power Level And Control The DC To DC Converter. It Also Reads The Input And Output Voltage Values Of The DC ToDC Converter Using Its Analog To Digital Converter (A/D Converter) And Shows This Value On The Four Seven Segments Light Emitting Diodes (Leds). The Developed Program For PIC 16F876A Is Tested With Proteus Simulation Software. In The DC To DC Converter, TL 494 (Switch mode Pulse Width Modulation Control Circuit) Is Used To Control The Power MOSFET Which Drives The Ferrite Core Transformer (High Frequency Transformer Or Power Transformer). Keywords: DC to DC converter; photovoltaic system; PIC 16F876A; analog to digital converter; INTRODUCTION Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system is a renewableenergysystem and can provide safe, reliable, maintenance-free and environmental friendly source of power for a very long time. Millions of systems have been installed worldwide, in sizes ranging from a fraction of a watt to multi-megawatts. For many applications, solar electric systems are not only cost- effective but also least expensive option to produce the electrical power. In this paper, DC to DC converter cooperates with the solar modules to reduce the losses between the solar modules and the electrical load. By using the DC to DC converter in the solar system, the overall efficiencies of the system can be improved and the overall cost for the whole system can be reduced because DC to DC converter is the most suitable voltage regulating system. DC to DC converter is the advance form of the voltage regulator. In linear voltage regulator (series regulator), the input voltagemust be higher than the output voltage. But the input voltage is not a major problem in the DC to DC converter. DC to DC converter can step-up, step-down and invert the input voltage. DC to DC converter has many other advantages than the linear voltage regulator. DC to DC converter stores the input power at the voltage or current storage devices such as inductor and capacitor. And then release this power to the electrical load with a switching process. Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) isthemajorcomponentofthe DC to DC converter. It produces the square wave pulse trains and the pulse width of these pulse trains can be controlled with the external input track called feed-back track. The circuit components and designing of the DC to DC converter aremore complex than traditional voltageregulator because of containing Pulse Width Modulator (PWM). But according to the development of the electronic techniques, PWM module can be achieved in the form of integrated circuits (ICs) or chip types in now. Many types of converter are widely used as mobile phone charger, DVD/VCD player power supply, TV power supply, PC power supply, laptop computer charger and many others electrical or electronic application. In the traditional photovoltaic system, photovoltaic modules are used to convert light energy into electricity. This electricity cannot be directly connected with the electrical load because the output voltage of the photovoltaic modules is the unregulated DC and varies 0 to +21V. The overall block diagram of the photovoltaic system is shown in Figure 1. The traditional photovoltaic system consists of six major modules; PV module, Solar charge controller, Inverter, Battery, Load and Auxiliary energy sources. Solar charge controller is used to control the charging voltage to the battery. The batteryisusedtostorage power for further usage. Auxiliary energy source is used to charge the battery when the electrical power cannot be available from the solar modules (e.g., at night). The inverter is used to convert the DC power to the AC powerifthesystem needs to produce AC power. IJTSRD27988
  • 2. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD27988 | Volume – 3 | Issue – 5 | July - August 2019 Page 2138 Figure 1 Block Diagram of the Photovoltaic System In this research work, DC to DC converter is used instead of solar charge controller and battery. Solar charge controller cannot regulate the input voltage coming from photovoltaic module. DC to DC converter can regulate the input voltage coming from photovoltaic module and it has many other advantageous than the solar charge controller. The output of the DC to DC converter can be used in many other electrical applications such as charging battery to be storage power for further use or directly using solar power during the lightfallingontothePVpanels.Implementedblock diagram of the DC to DC converter for photovoltaic system is shown in Figure 2. In this system, the output of the DC to DC converter can be directly connected with the electrical load. The AC powercan be produced by connecting the output of the DC to DC converter with the inverter. PIC microcontroller is used to digitalize the system and to show the input and output voltages of the DC to DC converter. Figure 2 Implemented Block Diagram of the DC to DC Converter for Photovoltaic System II LITERATURE REVIEW A DC to DC converter is one of the switching regulator types. It uses the switching process to transfer the power from the source to the load. It stores the input power at the voltage or current storage devices such as capacitor or inductor. And then release this power to theelectricalloadwithaswitching process. Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) is determinedtheon or off periods of the switch. PWM is the major component of the DC to DC converter. It produces theon/offsignalingpulse train. This signaling pulse train is used to control the switch. The frequency of the pulse train is range from 30 kHz to 300 kHz according to the design of the converter. A DC to DC converter can be distinguished according to their converting properties. There are four types of DC to DC converter. They are  Step-down converter (Buck converter),  Step-up converter (Boost converter),  Inverting converter and  Transformer flyback converter. A. Step-down Converter (Buck Converter) In the buck converter, the output voltage of the converter is less than the input voltage. The required switching signal is provided by the pulse width modulator. The levels of the output voltage can be controlled by the pulse width of the switching signal. The frequency of the switching signal must be one of the fix frequency values rangingfrom30kHzto300 kHz. The output voltage (Vo) is equal to the product of the duty cycle of the pulse (D) and the supply voltage (Vs). The basic sample circuit diagram of the buck converter is shown in Figure 3. Vo = D x Vs Equation 1 Where, VO = the output voltage of the converter (V) D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%) Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V) Figure3. The Basic Sample Circuit Diagram of the Buck Converter B. Step-up Converter (Boost Converter) In the boost converter, the output voltage of the converter is more than the input voltage. But the output current is less than the input current because the input and the output power are almost equal. The basic sample circuit diagram of the boost converter is shown in Figure 4. Figure4. Basic Sample Circuit DiagramoftheBoostConverter D)-(1 V V s o  Equation 2 Where, VO = the output voltage of the converter (V) D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%) Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V) C. Inverting Converter The inverting converter can convert the input voltage. The output voltage can be moreor lessthantheinputvoltage.The basic sample circuit diagram of the inverting converter is shown in Figure 5.
  • 3. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD27988 | Volume – 3 | Issue – 5 | July - August 2019 Page 2139 Figure 5 Basic Sample Circuit Diagram of the Inverting Converter D)-(1 D xVV so  Equation 3 Where, VO = the output voltage of the converter (V) D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%) Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V) D. Transformer Flyback Converter Transformer flyback converter is the advance form of the buck, boost and inverting converters. This type of converter is used in this research work because it is theefficientformof all of the converter types and the converter used in the system is needed to step-up and step-downtheinputvoltage. This requirement can be solved only by the use of transformer flyback type DC to DC converter. All of the transformer flyback converter can be achieved electrical isolation and non-isolation types. In electrical isolation type, the output side and the input side have no electrical connection between them. The basic sample circuit diagram of transformer flyback converter is shown in Figure 6. There are two types of transformer flyback converter. They are single-outputtypeandthemulti-outputtype.Insingle-output type, the output voltage can be obtained by stepping-up, stepping-down the input voltage. In multi-output type, the output voltage can be obtained by stepping-up, stepping- down and inverting the input voltage at the same time. (a) (b) Figure 6 The Basic Sample Circuit Diagram of the Transformer Flyback Converter, (a) Single-output Type, (b) Multi-output Type The output voltage of the converter can be calculated by the Equation 4. 2 1 so N N x D)-(1 D xVV  Equation 4 Where, VO = the output voltage of the converter (V) D = the duly cycle of the switching signal (%) Vs = the supply voltage to the converter (V) N1 = the number of primary winding of the Transformer (turns) N2 = the number of secondary winding of the Transformer (turns) III SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION A. Operation of the DC to DC Converter for PV System The main flowchart of the DC to DC converter for PV system is illustrated in Figure 7. There are four main units. They are solar panel, solar power sensor, PIC microcontroller and DC to DC converter. The solar panel converts the sunlight into electricity. This electricity is the form of direct current (DC) with the voltage range of 0 to 21V. The coming voltages from the solar panel are measuredby thesolarpowersensor.Ifthe voltageis less than +8V, it produces logic ‘0’ (0V) to thePIC.If the voltage is more than +8V, it produces logic ‘1’ (+5V). The PIC is act as the Central Processing Unit (CPU). It checks the output of the solar power sensor. When the solar power sensor’s output is low (logic ‘0’), it turns on the solar power low indicator. When the solar power sensor’s output is high (logic ‘1’), it turns on the DC to DC converter. After the DC to DC converter turns on, PIC reads the input voltage of the converter and displays this voltage value on the input voltages LED display and then reads the outputvoltageofthe converter and displays this voltage values on the output voltages LED display. Figure 7 Main Flowchart of the System
  • 4. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD27988 | Volume – 3 | Issue – 5 | July - August 2019 Page 2140 B. PIC Control System This flowchart shown in Figure8isrepresentedforthewhole controlling,calculation and processing for the system. As the first step, the PIC is configured its ports or pins as the digital or analog, input or output pins. After the pins are assigned, determine the solar power level by checking the solar power sensor output, weather active (logic high) or inactive (logic low). If the solar power sensor output is inactive (logic low), the PIC will send out the logic high signal to the solar power low indicator and then check the solar power sensor again and serves this sequence until the solar power sensoroutput is active(logic high). If thesolarpowersensoroutputisactive (logic high), the PIC will send out the logic high signal to the DC to DC converter to turn on the converter. After the converter is turned on, the PIC reads the input voltagesofthe DC to DC converter by using it’s analog to digital converter module and shows the relative voltages on theinputvoltages display and then the PIC reads the converter output voltages and shows the relative voltages on the output voltages display. The flowchart of thePIC to control the DC to DC converterfor the PV system is shown in Figure 8. Figure 8 the Flowchart of PIC Control System of the DC to DC Converter for PV System C. Flashing Solar Power Indicator When the solar power is low, the PIC turns on the solar power low indicator. In this stage, the solar power low indicator is designed to flash with the time period of 500 milli-seconds. The flowchart for flashing solar power low indicator is shown in Figure 9. Figure 9 the Flowchart for Flashing Solar Power Low Indicator If the RC4 is low, the PIC gives out the high signal to the RC5 and maintains this signal for 500ms and then the PIC is clear this high signal of the RC5 and maintains this clear signal (logic low) for 500 ms and checks the solar power sensor again. The PIC operates this sequence until the solar power sensor’s output is high. IV HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION The circuit of the DC to DC converter for PV system contains two main modules. The first module is the controlling module. Controlling module contains the functions of determining the level of solarpower,controllingtheDCtoDC converter and displaying input and output voltages of the converter on the LED display. All of the controlling and execution functions of the controllingmodulearedonebythe use of PIC 16F876A. The second module is the DC to DC converter module. This module contains pulse width modulator (PWM) section using TL 494 (pulse width modulation control circuit), power switch section using IRF Z44N (power MOSFET) and the feedback section using resistor network. A. Circuit Design for Solar Power Sensor Solar power sensor is the important module for the central controlling module because operating or non-operating conditions of the whole system depends on its output. The Solar power sensor used in this system is expressedinFigure 10. Figure 10 Circuit Diagram of the Solar Power Sensor
  • 5. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD27988 | Volume – 3 | Issue – 5 | July - August 2019 Page 2141 The Solar power sensor contains two main parts. One is the voltage sensor and the second is the logic converter. The voltage sensor is the under voltage lock-out circuit. Only one NPN transistor is used in this section. The logic converter is the inverting amplifier. All of the transistors are used as switch types. The voltage drop atthebaseofthetransistorQ1 is equal to the voltage drop across the variable resistor R2. The voltage drop across the variable resistor R2 can be calculated by the Equation 5. CC 21 2 R xV RR R V 2   Equation 5 Where, VR2 = Voltage drop across the variable resistor R2 (V) R1 = Resistance of the resistor R1 (Ω) R2 = Resistance of the resistor R2 (Ω) VCC = Supply voltage (V) B. Circuit Design for PWM Module TL 494 pulse width modulation control circuit is used to produce therequiredswitchingsignalforthepowerMOSFET. The circuit diagram is expressed in Figure 11. Pin 4 of the TL 494 is used to control (on or off) the whole converter. When the logic state of this pin is low, the pulse width modulation module within the TL 494 operates and produces the switchingsignal to the switching circuit frompins9and10of the TL 494. If the logic state of pin 4 is high, the pulse width modulation module within the TL 494 does not operate. The transistor Q3, zener diode D7 and resistors R18 and R19 are act as the logic inverter circuit. If the PWM control signal is high (logic '1'), the collector voltage of the Q3 is approach to zero and the PWM control signal is low (logic '0'), the collector voltage of the Q3 is almost equal to +5V. The feedback input track is the analog pin and the amount of voltages can control the duty cycle of the output frequency produced by the PWM module. Figure 11 Circuit Diagram of the Pulse Width Modulation Control The output frequency of the TL 494 used in this thesis is almost 5 kHz. The resistance value of the resistor RT is 35k and the capacitance value of the CT is 1nF. The output frequency of the pulse width modulation control circuit can be derived by the Equation 6. )CxR( 1.1 f TT out  Equation 6 Where, fout = The output frequency of the TL 494 (Hz) RT = Timing resistor () CT = Timing capacitor (F) C. Circuit Design for Switching Circuit Figure 12 Switching Circuit The main function of the switching circuit is to control the power transformer and to amplify the switching signal. The circuit diagram is sketched in Figure 12. Resistor R16 and R17 are act as the voltage divider network to drop the some amount of voltage from the PWM module and prevent the power MOSFET from damaging by the exceed of gate voltage. D5 is act as the AC filtering circuit. If the output signal of the PWM module has an AC component, the diode D5 will filter out this AC component signal. Assuming the power losses due to the output transformer and MOSFET as 10% and thus the efficiency of the whole converter circuit will be 90%. D. Circuit Design for Power Transformer The power transformer is used to transfer the electrical power from the primary side to the secondary side. The schematic diagram for the power transformer and rectifier circuit is demonstrated in Figure 13. The diode D4 and capacitor C6 are act as a rectifier circuit. The D4 is used to extract the positive half-cycle of the AC signal flowing out from the power transformer and the capacitor C6 is used to smooth the output DC. Figure 13 Power Transformers and Rectifier Circuit The output voltages of the power transformer and rectifier circuit can be calculated by the following equation; S P SO N N x D1 D xVV   Equation 7 Where, VO = the output voltages of the power transformer and rectifier circuit (V) Vs = the supply voltages of the circuit (V) D = Duty cycle of the transformer (%) N1 = the number of primary winding of the Transformer (turns) N2 = the number of secondary winding of the Transformer (turns)
  • 6. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD27 V. SIMULATION OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM The simulation diagram of the central controlling unit using PIC16F876A for the DC to DC converter for PV system is demonstrated in Figures 14and15.Operatingdiagram(solar power high condition) is shown in Figure 14 and non operating diagram (solar power low condition) is shown in Figure 15. Figure 14 Simulation Diagram for Solar Power High Condition Figure 15 Simulation Diagram for Solar Power Low Condition In Figure 14, As soon as thesolar power sensoroutputishigh (RC4 is high) the PIC 16F876A turns on the converter(RC6is high), reads analog voltages and displays these voltages. In Figure 15, when the solar power is low (RC4 is low), the PIC 16F876A turns off the converter (RC6 is low) and turns on the solar power low indicator (RC5 is high) with a period of 500 milli-seconds on and off (flashing rate of o VI HARDWARE TESTING The DC to DC converter design demonstrated in this thesis can step-up and step-downtheinputvoltagecomingfromthe PV panel. When the circuit is operating, the minimum input voltageto the circuit at free load conditions the minimumstartingcurrentof350mA.Thenominalcurrent at free load condition is less than 100mA. The photograph of the DC to DC converter running in step-upmodeisillustrated in Figure 16. Figure 16 DC to DC Converters in Step-up Converting Mode International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com 27988 | Volume – 3 | Issue – 5 | July - August SIMULATION OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM The simulation diagram of the central controlling unit using 6A for the DC to DC converter for PV system is demonstrated in Figures 14and15.Operatingdiagram(solar power high condition) is shown in Figure 14 and non- operating diagram (solar power low condition) is shown in ram for Solar Power High Figure 15 Simulation Diagram for Solar Power Low In Figure 14, As soon as thesolar power sensoroutputishigh (RC4 is high) the PIC 16F876A turns on the converter(RC6is displays these voltages. In Figure 15, when the solar power is low (RC4 is low), the PIC 16F876A turns off the converter (RC6 is low) and turns on the solar power low indicator (RC5 is high) with a period of seconds on and off (flashing rate of one hertz). The DC to DC converter design demonstrated in this thesis downtheinputvoltagecomingfromthe PV panel. When the circuit is operating, the minimum input voltageto the circuit at free load conditionshouldbe+8Vand the minimumstartingcurrentof350mA.Thenominalcurrent at free load condition is less than 100mA. The photograph of upmodeisillustrated Converting Mode When the input voltage is between 12 to 25V, the converter operates in step-down convertingmode.Themaximuminput voltage should not exceed more than +25V. The photograph of the DC to DC converter running in step illustrated in Figure 17. Figure 17 DC to DC Converters Mode VII. CONCLUSION The main circuit is designed with thethreeterminalspositive voltage regulator (LM 7805), solar power sensor circuit (using transistors), programmable interface pulse width modulator (using TL 494), high frequency transformer (ferrite core transformer) and other electronic components (FET, resistor , capacitor and so on). LM 7805 is used to power the required supply voltage +5V DC of the PIC. Solar power sensor circuit is the simple sensor circuit and uses only two transistors. One is used to sense the voltage and the other is used as the logic converter in order to communicate with the PIC. PIC is used to check the output of the solar power sensor circuit, control the pulse width modulator or the whole system (e.g., operate or not) and calculation for A/D conversion is needed to display the input and output voltages of the converter. TL494 is the pulse width modulation control circuit used to sup switching signal of the switching circuit. Ferrite core transformer is used to transfer the source power to the load and to store the certain amount of power. FET is used to amplify the switching signal and to drive the transformer. Other electronic components are used as the need of the circuit design. By using the PIC in the DC toDC converter, the circuit is more efficient, reliable, powerful and effective. But it has a few drawbacks, suchashighcostandcancauseradiointerference on the other devices (radio, television, etc.) VIII. FURTHER EXTENSION To reduce the total installation costoftheDCtoDCconverter, the pulse width modulator section (using TL 494) can be removed from the circuit because the microcontroller (PIC 16F876A) has the PWM module. Therefore, the required switching signal for the switching circuit can be provided by the PIC 16F876A. The DC to DC converter for PV system design and construction in this thesis can operate only in the day time because it has no storage devices to store the electric power. If the user wants to use this converter when the light is gone, the storage devices must be inserted in the system. www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 August 2019 Page 2142 When the input voltage is between 12 to 25V, the converter down convertingmode.Themaximuminput voltage should not exceed more than +25V. The photograph of the DC to DC converter running in step-up mode is Converters in Step-down Converting Mode The main circuit is designed with thethreeterminalspositive voltage regulator (LM 7805), solar power sensor circuit (using transistors), programmable interfacecontroller(PIC), pulse width modulator (using TL 494), high frequency transformer (ferrite core transformer) and other electronic components (FET, resistor , capacitor and so on). LM 7805 is used to power the required supply voltage +5V DC of the PIC. lar power sensor circuit is the simple sensor circuit and uses only two transistors. One is used to sense the voltage and the other is used as the logic converter in order to communicate with the PIC. PIC is used to check the output of or circuit, control the pulse width modulator or the whole system (e.g., operate or not) and calculation for A/D conversion is needed to display the input and output voltages of the converter. TL494 is the pulse width modulation control circuit used to supply the required switching signal of the switching circuit. Ferrite core transformer is used to transfer the source power to the load and to store the certain amount of power. FET is used to amplify the switching signal and to drive the transformer. electronic components are used as the need of the By using the PIC in the DC toDC converter, the circuit is more efficient, reliable, powerful and effective. But it has a few drawbacks, suchashighcostandcancauseradiointerference on the other devices (radio, television, etc.) FURTHER EXTENSION To reduce the total installation costoftheDCtoDCconverter, the pulse width modulator section (using TL 494) can be removed from the circuit because the microcontroller (PIC 6A) has the PWM module. Therefore, the required switching signal for the switching circuit can be provided by The DC to DC converter for PV system design and construction in this thesis can operate only in the day time torage devices to store the electric power. If the user wants to use this converter when the light is gone, the storage devices must be inserted in the system.
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