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Social Grouping Algorithm Aided Maximum Power Point Tracking Scheme for Partial Shaded Photovoltaic Array

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  • Srinivasan Vadivel

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 603 203, India)

  • Boopathi C. Sengodan

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 603 203, India)

  • Sridhar Ramasamy

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 603 203, India)

  • Mominul Ahsan

    (Department of Computer Science, University of York, Deramore Lane, York YO10 5GH, UK)

  • Julfikar Haider

    (Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Eduardo M. G. Rodrigues

    (INESC-ID, Sustainable Power Systems Group, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

Photovoltaic (PV) systems-based energy generation is relatively easy to install, even at a large scale, because it is scalable in size and is thus easy to transport. Harnessing maximum power is only possible if maximum power tracking (MPPT) functionality is available as part of the power converter control that interfaces the PV panels to the grid. Solar exposure covering all PV panels is unlikely to happen all the time, which is known as a partial shading (PS) phenomenon. As a result, depending on the MPPT algorithm adopted, it may fail to find a maximum global power peak, being locked into a local power peak. This research work discusses an alternative MPPT control technique inspired in the social group optimization (SGO) algorithm. SGO belongs to the meta-heuristic optimization techniques family. In this sense, the SGO method ability for solving global optimization problems is explored to find the global maximum power point (GMPP) under the presence of local MPPs. The introduced SGO–MPPT was subjected to different PS conditions and complex shading patterns. Then, its performance was compared to other global search MPPT techniques, which include particle swarm optimization (PSO), the dragon fly algorithm (DFO) and the artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC). The simulation outcomes for the SGO–MPPT characterization showed good results, namely rapid global power tracking in less than 0.2 s with reduced oscillation; the efficiency of solar energy harness was slightly above 99%.

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  • Srinivasan Vadivel & Boopathi C. Sengodan & Sridhar Ramasamy & Mominul Ahsan & Julfikar Haider & Eduardo M. G. Rodrigues, 2022. "Social Grouping Algorithm Aided Maximum Power Point Tracking Scheme for Partial Shaded Photovoltaic Array," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:6:p:2105-:d:770367
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