Hybrid Cascaded ANFIS-RNN-Based MPPT Controller For ‎PV-Driven Grid System

  • Authors

    • Blessy A. Rahiman Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India
    • J. Jayakumar Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India
    • R. Meenal Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM TRP Engineering College, Trichy - 621105, India
    https://doi.org/10.14419/3v49kz60

    Received date: July 7, 2025

    Accepted date: August 13, 2025

    Published date: August 27, 2025

  • ANFIS-RNN; MATLAB/Simulink; MPPT; Photovoltaic; PI controller; Single Phase VSI‎.

  • Abstract

    The clean energy aspect of solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy is becoming more popular in today's distribution networks, and the solar modules' ‎output power is nonlinear owing to atmospheric conditions. To maximize the power generation from PV systems, efficient Maximum ‎Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques and voltage regulation are crucial. Therefore, the proposed work incorporated the ‎hybrid Cascaded Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) - Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) based MPPT and boost ‎converter system for PV-tied grid systems. The proposed Boost converters are used to convert the PV panels' changing DC voltage into a ‎stable and suitable voltage level for grid integration with high efficiency and low THD. Furthermore, to track optimal power from the PV ‎system, cascaded ANFIS-RNN is employed. The cascaded ANFIS controller provides a robust and adaptive approach for tracking the ‎Maximum Power Point (MPP), ensuring optimal extraction of power from PV panels, and to further enhance the MPPT performance, an ‎RNN is integrated into the ANFIS controller, which leads to increased tracking precision and quicker convergence. The single-phase VSI is ‎used to convert DC-AC supply for distributing power to the grid system, and it is controlled with the aid of PI controller. Finally, ‎MATLAB/Simulink is used to implement the entire proposed concept, and a comparative analysis is made over with the existing ‎topologies to prove the prominence of the developed work‎.

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    Rahiman, B. A. ., Jayakumar, J. ., & Meenal, R. . (2025). Hybrid Cascaded ANFIS-RNN-Based MPPT Controller For ‎PV-Driven Grid System. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(4), 675-684. https://doi.org/10.14419/3v49kz60