A direct control based maximum power point tracking method for photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions using particle swarm optimization algorithm

• Main Authors: Ishaque, Kashif, Salam, Zainal, Shamsudin, Amir, Amjad, Muhammad
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46479/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.026
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper presents maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of photovoltaic (PV) system using particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. The key advantage of the proposed technique is the elimination of PI control loops using direct duty cycle control method. Furthermore, since the PSO is based on opt...