Performance and Reliability Improvement of Partially Shaded PV Arrays by One-Time Electrical Reconfiguration

Partial shading is the most unexpected scenario encountered by arrays that degrade performance causing power reduction, non-convex characteristics curves, losses, hotspot, module damage, and system failure. The adoption of various reconfiguration techniques has recently provided relief to PV array reduce losses during partial shading. However, these exhibit vulnerabilities such as reliable operation, ease implementation and, higher cost complexity due requirement abundant manpower, labour, complex algorithms, dynamic switches sensors cause additional losses. Hence, this paper presents a low less technique for effectively increase generation scenarios. proposed does not require any algorithms or devices in efficacy tested using two sizes under scenarios MATLAB modelling real-time field experiments. Also, better analysis, compared with conventional configurations Sudoku reconfiguration. investigation proclaimed an average enhancement 20% than other configurations.