An Improved Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) of a Partially Shaded Solar PV System Using PSO with Constriction Factor (PSO-CF)

Abstract

In today’s competitive world, the advancements in technology are taking place at a very rapid rate. Due to this advancement in technology and higher population growth, the existing energy-producing sources are depleting very fast. In order to eliminate such issues, there comes into consideration the use of non-renewable energy systems. But the adoption of these systems requires their proper and efficient utilization. In this paper, we have proposed a method to utilize a solar PV system efficiently with a better convergence time and efficiency of convergence to the maximum power. A modified PSO algorithm known PSO with constriction factor (PSO-CF) is used for tracking maximum power point (MPP) of a solar PV array.