Comparison between conventional methods and GA approach for maximum power point tracking of shaded solar PV generators

Solar Energy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-122

  Shaiek, Yousra ^a   Ben Smida, Mouna ^a   Sakly, Anis ^a   Mimouni, Mohamed Faouzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Genetic Algorithm (GA); Incremental Conductance (IncCond); Matlab Simpowersystem; Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Perturb and Observe (P O); PV generator partial shading

Indexed keywords

BOOST CONVERTER; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; GA METHODS; GLOBAL MAXIMUM; INCREMENTAL CONDUCTANCE (INC COND); MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MULTIPLE MAXIMA; PARTIAL SHADING; PERTURB AND OBSERVE; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR SYSTEMS; PV ARRAYS; PV GENERATORS; PV PANEL; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR PV GENERATORS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INSOLATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SHADING; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; TRACKING;

EID: 84873539527     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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