Parameter extraction of solar cell models using repaired adaptive differential evolution

•An improved adaptive DE method (Rcr-IJADE) is proposed.•Our approach is use to solve parameter extraction problems of different solar cell models.•The superior performance of Rcr-IJADE is confirmed by comparing with other methods.•Rcr-IJADE can fast and accurately extract the parameter of solar cel...

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Published in:Solar energy 2013-08, Vol.94, p.209-220
Main Authors: Gong, Wenyin, Cai, Zhihua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Convergence
Differential evolution
Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrical power engineering
Energy
Equipments, installations and applications
Evolution
Exact sciences and technology
Natural energy
Parameter adaptation
Parameter estimation
Parameter extraction
Photoelectric conversion
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic conversion
Ranking-based mutation
Repairing technique
Simulation
Solar cell models
Solar cells. Photoelectrochemical cells
Solar energy
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Summary:•An improved adaptive DE method (Rcr-IJADE) is proposed.•Our approach is use to solve parameter extraction problems of different solar cell models.•The superior performance of Rcr-IJADE is confirmed by comparing with other methods.•Rcr-IJADE can fast and accurately extract the parameter of solar cell models. Parameter extraction of solar cell models plays an important role in the simulation and design calculation of photovoltaic (PV) systems. In this paper, in order to fast and accurately extract the solar cell parameters, an improved adaptive differential evolution with crossover rate repairing technique and ranking-based mutation is proposed. The proposed method is referred to as Rcr-IJADE, which is an improved version of JADE. In Rcr-IJADE, including the parameter adaptation presented in JADE, the crossover rate repairing technique and the ranking-based mutation are also synergized to improve the performance of JADE when solving the parameter extraction problems of solar cell models. In order to verify the performance of Rcr-IJADE, it is used to extract the parameters of different solar cell models, i.e., single diode, double diode, and PV module. Compared with other parameter extraction techniques, experimental results indicate the superiority of Rcr-IJADE in terms of the quality of final solutions, success rate, and convergence speed. In addition, the simulated data with the extracted parameters of Rcr-IJADE are in very good agreement with the experimental data in all cases.
ISSN:0038-092X
1471-1257
DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2013.05.007