title: Using LDR as Sensing Element for an External Fuzzy Controller Applied in Photovoltaic Pumping Systems with Variable-Speed Drives.
abstract: In the present paper, a fuzzy controller applied to a Variable-Speed Drive (VSD) for use in Photovoltaic Pumping Systems (PVPS) is proposed. The fuzzy logic system (FLS) used is embedded in a microcontroller and corresponds to a proportional-derivative controller. A Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR) is used to measure, approximately, the irradiance incident on the PV array. Experimental tests are executed using an Arduino board. The experimental results show that the fuzzy controller is capable of operating the system continuously throughout the day and controlling the direct current (DC) voltage level in the VSD with a good performance.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal do Amapá (Unifap), Rod. Juscelino Kubischeck, km 02, Jardim Marco Zero, Macapá, Amapá 68903-419, Brazil. geraldo.maranhao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Geraldo Neves De A
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Maranhão
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal do Amapá (Unifap), Rod. Juscelino Kubischeck, km 02, Jardim Marco Zero, Macapá, Amapá 68903-419, Brazil. aubrito@unifap.br.
authors.forename: Alaan Ubaiara
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará 66075-110, Brazil. sndersonleal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anderson Marques
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará 66075-110, Brazil. jessicakellyfonseca@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jéssica Kelly Silva
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará 66075-110, Brazil. wnmacedo@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Wilson Negrão
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Macêdo
keywords: fuzzy controller; photovoltaic system; photovoltaic water pumping; variable-speed drive