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The application of soft computing techniques to improve the performance of maximum power point tracker for PV system during partial shading (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Salam, Z., & Ahmed, J. (2014, March). The application of soft computing techniques to improve the performance of maximum power point tracker for PV system during partial shading. Presented at 2014 IEEE 8th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO2014), Langkawi, Malaysia

Partial shading is a phenomenon, whereby, certain spots of the photovoltaic (PV) array are shaded, while other parts are left uniformly irradiated. It is caused by the shadow that originates from the obstruction of tall building, chimney, tree, telec... Read More about The application of soft computing techniques to improve the performance of maximum power point tracker for PV system during partial shading.

A Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for PV system using Cuckoo Search with partial shading capability (2014)
Journal Article
Ahmed, J., & Salam, Z. (2014). A Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for PV system using Cuckoo Search with partial shading capability. Applied Energy, 119, 118-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.062

Objectives
This work proposes a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for PV system using Cuckoo Search (CS) method.

Methods
It is acknowledged that CS exhibits several advantages which include fast convergence, higher efficiency using fewer tunin... Read More about A Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for PV system using Cuckoo Search with partial shading capability.