Partial shading is a serious obstacle to effective utilization of photovoltaic (PV) systems since
it result in significant output power reduction. PV array reconfiguration strategy is one of the …

Power delivered by a Photovoltaic (PV) cell reduces significantly due to non-uniform
irradiance. Consequently, in the case of PV module or array, the generated output power get …

Due to the flexibility, sustainability, affordability, and ease of installation of solar photovoltaic
systems, their use has significantly increased over the past two decades. The performance …

This paper reviews and evaluates the hardware solutions to mitigate the effect of partial
shading for grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system. It encompasses both the module-level …

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are susceptible to power loss caused by environmental
factors such as partial shading and temperature changes. To address this issue, PV …

The mismatch in current-voltage (IV) characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) modules causes
significant power loss in a large PV array, which is known as mismatch power loss (MML) …

Localized heating phenomena due to bypass diodes conduction and/or to hot spots of
reverse biased cells unavoidably lead to the damage or to the premature failure of PV …

Photovoltaic (PV) system output electricity is related to PV cells' conditions, with the PV faults
decreasing the efficiency of the PV system and even causing a possible source of fire. In …

In photovoltaic systems, there are problems such as shading and dust, which causes a
difference in the electrical power production of each panel. A practical solution to this issue …

Several applications require to estimate the power production of photovoltaic (PV) systems
under partial shading conditions. For example, dynamic reconfiguration of the array …