Abstract
Conventional MPPT techniques like Perturb&observe
perform ineffective under partial shading condition due to its
inability to effectively track the global maximum power point
(GMPP). Particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique is a recent
meta-heuristic MPPT technique commonly used to extract
maximum power from PV systems but takes time to iteratively
locate the GMPP. This paper presents a novel use of hybrid ANNPSO
technique implemented using series-connected distributive
MPPT configuration approach. The results of ANN-PSO
distributive MPPT, PSO, and Perturb&observe (P&O) technique
were compared with theoretical power values under different
weather conditions. This work was done to determine the most
efficient MPPT method that can be considered for MPPT task in
PV systems under uniform irradiance and partial shading
conditions. Obtained results show that ANN-PSO DMPPT
configuration exhibited the best performance.