Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems
The Global Maximum Power (GMP) of photovoltaic (PV) systems changes its location on the power–voltage (P–V) curve as the shading pattern (SP) changes over time. Although the original Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique can catch the GMP easily under the same SP, once it c...
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doaj-757ec817267541368ce96012dbfad3d02020-11-25T00:27:55ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-04-01117209110.3390/su11072091su11072091Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV SystemsAli M. Eltamaly0Hassan M. H. Farh1Mamdooh S. Al Saud2Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaElectrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaElectrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaThe Global Maximum Power (GMP) of photovoltaic (PV) systems changes its location on the power–voltage (P–V) curve as the shading pattern (SP) changes over time. Although the original Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique can catch the GMP easily under the same SP, once it changes its location, it cannot catch the new GMP because the particles search around the first GMP caught. Therefore, conventional PSO is a time-invariant GMP tracker that cannot follow the dynamic GMP under variant SP. The novelty in this study is the modification of the conventional PSO technique to become a time-variant GMP technique. This has been achieved through dispersing the particles based on two new reinitialization methodologies for searching for the variant GMP. The first methodology depends on dispersing the PSO particles at a certain predefined time (PDT) in order to look for the new GMP of the new SP. The latter depends on continually monitoring any changes in the SP to disperse the particles to follow the new GMP. A detailed comparison between the improved PSO with two new reinitialization methodologies and the conventional PSO is introduced. The improved PSO with SP change reinitialization methodology tracked the dynamic GMP efficiently and accurately compared the conventional PSO and the improved PSO with PDT reinitialization. Also, no hardware modification in the existing PV system is required, which makes it an excellent option to improve the performance of new and existing PV systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/7/2091global maximum powerpartially shaded PVparticle swarm optimizationtime-variant shading patternPSO reinitialization |
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Ali M. Eltamaly Hassan M. H. Farh Mamdooh S. Al Saud Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems Sustainability global maximum power partially shaded PV particle swarm optimization time-variant shading pattern PSO reinitialization |
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Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems |
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Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems |
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Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems |
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Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems |
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Impact of PSO Reinitialization on the Accuracy of Dynamic Global Maximum Power Detection of Variant Partially Shaded PV Systems |
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impact of pso reinitialization on the accuracy of dynamic global maximum power detection of variant partially shaded pv systems |
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The Global Maximum Power (GMP) of photovoltaic (PV) systems changes its location on the power–voltage (P–V) curve as the shading pattern (SP) changes over time. Although the original Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique can catch the GMP easily under the same SP, once it changes its location, it cannot catch the new GMP because the particles search around the first GMP caught. Therefore, conventional PSO is a time-invariant GMP tracker that cannot follow the dynamic GMP under variant SP. The novelty in this study is the modification of the conventional PSO technique to become a time-variant GMP technique. This has been achieved through dispersing the particles based on two new reinitialization methodologies for searching for the variant GMP. The first methodology depends on dispersing the PSO particles at a certain predefined time (PDT) in order to look for the new GMP of the new SP. The latter depends on continually monitoring any changes in the SP to disperse the particles to follow the new GMP. A detailed comparison between the improved PSO with two new reinitialization methodologies and the conventional PSO is introduced. The improved PSO with SP change reinitialization methodology tracked the dynamic GMP efficiently and accurately compared the conventional PSO and the improved PSO with PDT reinitialization. Also, no hardware modification in the existing PV system is required, which makes it an excellent option to improve the performance of new and existing PV systems. |
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global maximum power partially shaded PV particle swarm optimization time-variant shading pattern PSO reinitialization |
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