In this work, we propose a new control law based on the combination between the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) method and the classical PI controller to extract the maximum power from a photovoltaic PV panel subject to partial shading. The photovoltaic PV panel has a nonlinear PowerVoltage (P-V) characteristic curve which is used in most controllers to find the Maximum Power Point (MPP). In ...

Solar energy is the highly recognized energy source, capable of fulfilling the world’s future energy demands. The solar photovoltaic technology involves the unmediated transformation of sunlight into electricity. A little fraction is converted into electricity and the remaining gets exhausted as unused heat. This results in an increase in the operating temperature of the PV Panel. The conversio...

The aim of this paper is to design a textual display system, based on a light emitting diode (LED) dot matrix array powered by solar energy. The paper involves taking the device from an initial concept, through a design phase, to constructing a prototype of the product. The system consists of the display unit, which is powered from a photovoltaic ( PV) module and a solar sealed lead acid batter...

In this paper, an arti…cial neural network based-model (ANNBM) is introduced for partial shading detection losses in photovoltaic (PV) panel. A Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) is used to estimate the electrical outputs (current and voltage) of the photovoltaic module using the external meteorological data : solar irradiation G (W/m2) and the module temperature T (μrC). Firstly, a database of the BP...

The use of photovoltaic panels has become very attractive in distributed power generation systems as they provide a clean and cheap form of energy. There are various converter topologies that are employed in order to connect these sources to the grid but almost always the main component is a DC–DC converter. Most readily available DC–DC converters are designed to work under a (nearly) constant ...

Abstract The process of energy conversion incidental solar radiation to useful electric in photovoltaic (PV) panels is affected by several external factors, which panel operational temperature utmost importance. present study attempts clarify the theoretical components thermal behaviour PV panels, taking into account detailed structure resistances layers. numerical model, developed from analysi...