A novel ant colony optimization-based maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic systems under partially shaded conditions

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 227-236

  Jiang, Lian Lian ^a   Maskell, Douglas L ^a   Patra, Jagdish C ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization; Maximum power point tracking; Partially shaded conditions; Photovoltaic systems

Indexed keywords

ANT COLONIES; ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION (ACO); CONSTANT VOLTAGE; CONTROL SCHEMES; IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PARTIALLY SHADED CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PERTURB AND OBSERVE; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV ARRAYS; PV SYSTEM; SYSTEM COSTS;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 84872289297     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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