Maximum power point tracking method for PV array under partially shaded condition

Conventional popular MPPT methods are effective under uniform solar irradiance. However, under partially shaded conditions, these MPPTs can fail to track the real MPP because of the multiple local maxima which can be existed on PV characteristic curve under partially shaded condition. In spite of some researchers have worked on real MPP tracking under partial shading conditions, the methods have some drawbacks with complexity and requirement of additional circuit, etc. In this paper, a novel MPPT method that is capable of tracking the real MPP under partially shaded conditions is proposed. The performance of proposed MPPT is analyzed according to the position of real MPP and is verified by simulation and experimental results.