Within the United States solar energy industry, there is a general motto of “set it and forget it”
with solar energy. This notion is derived from much of the research and reliability studies …

One of the promising ways to shift towards sustainable development has been the utilization
of solar energy worldwide. Based on its geographical specifications, Iran enjoys high solar …

This article presents the performance analysis of a 2.2 kW p photovoltaic system installed at
the State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil (latitude 3.40° S, longitude 38.33° W and 31 …

This paper details an improved modeling technique for a photovoltaic (PV) module; utilizing
the optimization ability of a genetic algorithm, with different parameters of the PV module …

In this paper, a fault detection method for photovoltaic module under partially shaded
conditions is introduced. It consists to use an artificial neural network in order to estimate the …

Solar is future of the world's energy. It will become the leading source of energy to reduce
the global energy deficit over the next two decades. In this performance analysis of the solar …

There has been growing interest in using photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting technology to
reduce reliance on mineral-based energy. Partial shading scenarios (PSS) significantly …

Hybrid systems are defined as systems that utilize more than one energy source to supply a
certain load. The implementation of a hybrid system that is based upon Photovoltaic (PV) to …

This paper analyzes and compares the actual performance of two grid connected
photovoltaic plants, which are of similar size but based on different modules technologies …

With the increasing use of photovoltaic (PV) systems, the research studies to improve the
efficiency of PV systems have gained greater interest in recent years, especially under non …