An Investigation on Static Reconfiguration of Solar Photovoltaic Panels by Adopting Arithmetic Array Modelling

Renewable energy has been widely utilized across various industrial sectors and domestic regions. The solar irradiation is harvested by applying numerous techniques. In all methods, the key hindrance is none other than the PSC which greatly affects the power extraction from the Photovoltaic (PV) panels. Whenever the Partial shading condition (PSC) situation arises, it creates a condition of uneven insolation on the panels. As a result, the current output from the panels will start to reduce from its rated value. In order to resolve these issues, numerous connection configurations are planned. Some of them are, Bridge Link (BL), Honey Comb (HC), Total Cross Tied (TCT), Series Parallel (SP), and combination of TCT with other three configurations which are reviewed by Chandrakant & Mikkili (2020). TCT technique of connecting the PV panels is one of the finest connection techniques to extract the maximum power. This method gives constant power at all types of PSCs. The static reconfiguration of PV panel arrangement explained by Moger (2020,) is one of the efficient methods to find the optimum placement of the solar PV panel in the available space to extract the maximum power at all circumstances of PSC. This method requires little or no sensors and switching devices for continuous monitoring, operation and control of the PV power system.