Global Maximum Power Point Tracking of Solar Photovoltaic Strings under Partial Shading Conditions Using Cat Swarm Optimization Technique

A Fast and Accurate Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for Solar Strings under Partial Shading Conditions

This paper presents a model-based approach for the global maximum power point (GMPP) tracking of solar strings under partial shading conditions. In the proposed method, the GMPP voltage is estimated without any need to solve numerically the implicit and nonlinear equations of the photovoltaic (PV) string model. In contrast to the existing methods in which first the locations of all the local pe...

Maximum Power Point Tracker for Photovoltaic Systems Based on Moth-Flame Optimization Considering Partial Shading Conditions

The performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems is highly dependent on environmental conditions. Due to probable changes in environmental conditions, the real-time control of PV systems is essential for exploiting their maximum possible power. This paper proposes a new method to track the maximum power point of PV systems using the moth-flame optimization algorithm. In this method, the PV DC-DC co...

Global Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Array under Partial Shaded Conditions

Efficiency of the PV module can be improved by operating at its peak power point so that the maximum power can be delivered to the load under varying environmental conditions. This paper is mainly focused on the maximum power point tracking of solar photovoltaic array (PV) under non uniform insolation conditions. A maximum power point tracker (MPPT) is used for extracting the maximum power from...

A Novel Algorithm to Find Maximum Power Point for Solar Systems under Partial Shading

In this paper, a new two-stage control algorithm to reach the maximum power point in photovoltaic (PV) systems under partially shaded conditions is presented. This algorithm tracks the maximum power point without any need to measure the open circuit voltage, short circuit current and making use of any extra switches. To achieve maximum power performance, the method firstly selects the relevant ...

Maximum power point tracking of partial shaded photovoltaic array using an evolutionary algorithm: A particle swarm optimization technique