Advancements in PV Array Reconfiguration Techniques: Review Article

Shadowing is a pervasive and complex issue that negatively impacts the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems by causing a substantial reduction in output power and producing multiple power peaks in characteristic curves. These negative impacts are not merely proportional to the shaded area but ar...

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Main Authors: Marium Jalal, Ihsan Ullah Khalil, Azhar Ul Haq, Aymen Flah, Saad A. Mohamed Abdel Wahab
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10772232/
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Azhar Ul Haq
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Saad A. Mohamed Abdel Wahab
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description Shadowing is a pervasive and complex issue that negatively impacts the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems by causing a substantial reduction in output power and producing multiple power peaks in characteristic curves. These negative impacts are not merely proportional to the shaded area but are linked to configuration or reconfiguration of PV array and pattern of shadow. PV array reconfiguration has been proven to be effective in mitigating the negative impacts of shadowing. This research systematically evaluates sixty-seven established PV array reconfiguration techniques, with a focus on their ability to enhance profitability, optimize power extraction, and support smooth integration that offers easiness to the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) operations. Each technique is further analyzed for scalability to accommodate various PV array sizes and conditions, as well as for hardware complexity, which directly affects adaptability and implementation feasibility. This research work serves as an interesting reference for researchers, industry, and PV practitioners, offering comparisons in terms of the factors mentioned above that aid in the promising selection of PV array reconfiguration techniques under certain specific circumstances.
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spelling doaj-art-d850a0123f3c45fe82eea16d55aee9302025-08-20T01:59:12ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011218375118377810.1109/ACCESS.2024.350995510772232Advancements in PV Array Reconfiguration Techniques: Review ArticleMarium Jalal0Ihsan Ullah Khalil1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-0420Azhar Ul Haq2Aymen Flah3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3463-6096Saad A. Mohamed Abdel Wahab4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-2084Department of Computer Engineering, National University of Technology, Islamabad, PakistanNUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Rawalpindi, PakistanNUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Rawalpindi, PakistanProcesses, Energy, Environment, and Electrical Systems, National Engineering School of Gabès, University of Gabès, Gabès, TunisiaElectrical Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Suez University, Suez, EgyptShadowing is a pervasive and complex issue that negatively impacts the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems by causing a substantial reduction in output power and producing multiple power peaks in characteristic curves. These negative impacts are not merely proportional to the shaded area but are linked to configuration or reconfiguration of PV array and pattern of shadow. PV array reconfiguration has been proven to be effective in mitigating the negative impacts of shadowing. This research systematically evaluates sixty-seven established PV array reconfiguration techniques, with a focus on their ability to enhance profitability, optimize power extraction, and support smooth integration that offers easiness to the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) operations. Each technique is further analyzed for scalability to accommodate various PV array sizes and conditions, as well as for hardware complexity, which directly affects adaptability and implementation feasibility. This research work serves as an interesting reference for researchers, industry, and PV practitioners, offering comparisons in terms of the factors mentioned above that aid in the promising selection of PV array reconfiguration techniques under certain specific circumstances.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10772232/Partial shadowingPV array reconfigurationpower loss mitigation
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Ihsan Ullah Khalil
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Saad A. Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Advancements in PV Array Reconfiguration Techniques: Review Article
IEEE Access
Partial shadowing
PV array reconfiguration
power loss mitigation
title Advancements in PV Array Reconfiguration Techniques: Review Article
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title_short Advancements in PV Array Reconfiguration Techniques: Review Article
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topic Partial shadowing
PV array reconfiguration
power loss mitigation
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