PV array power output maximization under partial shading using new shifted PV array arrangements

Belhaouas, N; Cheikh, MSA; Agathoklis, P; Oularbi, MR; Amrouche, B; Sedraoui, K; Djilali, N

Djilali, N (reprint author), Univ Victoria, Dept Mech Engn, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada.; Djilali, N (reprint author), Univ Victoria, Inst Integrated Energy Syst, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada.

APPLIED ENERGY, 2017; 187 ( ): 326

Abstract

Partial shading can dramatically reduce the power output of a PV array as well as complicate operation by causing multiple peaks to appear in the powe......

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