With the advent of visions on smart grid (SG) technology, the researches in this field are
growing at a steady pace. Small, controlled, and clustered units in the distribution network …

Determination of PV model parameters usually requires time consuming iterative
procedures, prone to initialization and convergence difficulties. In this paper, a set of …

The increasing integration of utility with renewable sources of energy has resulted into
serious issues of power quality (PQ) deterioration primarily in a scenario of weak distribution …

This paper offers a hybrid analytical and estimation based technique to determine the
photovoltaic (PV) system parameter in a systematic way. The new model formulation is …

The parasitic capacitances in the transformerless solar photovoltaic (PV) array system
develop the closed-loop path and generate the leakage current. As a result, it hampers the …

The distributed maximum power point tracking (DMPPT) technique is employed in most of
the photovoltaic (PV) systems to achieve better conversion efficiency. There exist two basic …

As the penetration of photovoltaic (PV) generation increases at different system voltage
levels, their impact on the power grid operation and control is more important to analyze …

Estimation of the output power of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system during partial shading
condition (PSC) is an interest of PV installers. Owing to the inclusion of a bypass diode, the …

Various photovoltaic PV models of different complexity exist in the literature. The modeling
accuracy for most of them is directly related to their complexity and computational effort …

Equivalent circuit models of photovoltaic (PV) modules are used to investigate the
performance of PV systems for different operating conditions. The electrical characteristics of …