A comprehensive study on different types of faults and detection techniques for solar photovoltaic system

Monitoring systems are essential to maintain optimal performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems. A critical aspect in such monitoring systems is the fault diagnosis technique being used. The role of a fault detection and diagnosis technique is to identify the causes affecting the real-time energy production and/or smooth functioning of PV systems. Over the past decade, various fault detection methods were reported in literature. Among all the...