The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations

One of the most important causes a reduction in power generation PV panels is non-uniform aging photovoltaic (PV) modules. The increase current–voltage (I–V) mismatch among array modules primary cause this kind degradation. There have been several configurations investigated over years to reduce loss (MPL) caused by shadowing, but there not any experimental studies that specifically examined impact various hybrid topologies taking module into consideration. This research examines influence scenario on performance solar with interconnection strategies. Experiments carried out 4 × 10, 400 W 12 possible configurations, including three proposed (LD-TCT, SP-LD, and LD-SP), detect electrical characteristics system. Finally, performances different are analyzed where newly (SP-LD LD-SP) show 15.80% 15.94% higher recoverable energy (RE), respectively, than most-adopted configuration (SP). Moreover, twelve SP shows highest percentage MPL, which about 17.96%, whereas LD-SP lowest MPL at 4.88%.