Research Article

Power Enhancement under Partial Shading Condition Using a Two-Step Optimal PV Array Reconfiguration

Table 4

Power enhancement for shading patterns 1–8.

Shading patternStructuresPower enhancement (%)

Shading pattern 1Structure 110.22
Structure 23.63
Structure 32.88
Structure 510.22
Structure 62.07
Shading pattern 2Structure 112.42
Structure 212.42
Structure 310.83
Structure 512.42
Structure 60
Shading pattern 3Structure 111.42
Structure 20.48
Structure 310.55
Structure 56.69
Structure 61.1
Shading pattern 4Structure 136.41
Structure 26.96
Structure 330.43
Structure 536.41
Structure 60.68
Shading pattern 5Structure 121.7
Structure 221.7
Structure 35.02
Structure 521.72
Structure 62.97
Shading pattern 6Structure 17.96
Structure 27.11
Structure 35.64
Structure 53.28
Structure 62.53
Shading pattern 7Structure 128.79
Structure 211.5
Structure 322.33
Structure 528.79
Structure 62.94
Shading pattern 8Structure 127.3
Structure 23.69
Structure 317.39
Structure 514.52
Structure 65.25