Abstract Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is an important concern in Photovoltaic
(PV) systems. As PV systems have a high cost of energy it is essential that they are operated …

Non-uniform irradiance significantly decreases the power delivered by solar photovoltaic
arrays. A promising technique for compensating these power losses relies on dynamically …

Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm has several characteristics that make it more attractive
than other bio-inspired methods. Particularly, it is simple, it uses fewer control parameters …

Incentives provided by European governments have resulted in the rapid growth of the
photovoltaic (PV) market. Many PV modules are now commercially available, and there are …

To operate photovoltaic (PV) systems efficiently, the maximum available power should
always be extracted. However, due to rapidly varying environmental conditions such as …

A multilevel topology with medium-frequency ac link for medium-voltage grid integration of
utility photovoltaic (PV) plants is discussed in this paper. A megawatt-scale PV plant is …

Large-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants enable the reduction of the PV plant cost per watt of
nominal power that is installed. In this paper, a new method is presented for the calculation …

This article presents a review of series-connected partial power converters (S-PPCs) for dc–
dc applications, which allows carrying out the partial power processing (PPP), whose main …

In this paper, a dc/dc power converter for distributed photovoltaic (PV) plant architectures is
presented. The proposed converter has the advantages of simplicity, high efficiency, and low …

Solar energy is under push to reach “grid parity” without additional subsidies and favorable
policies. While cost and reliability are major concerns for both photovoltaic (PV) panels and …