Hardware implementation of new irradiance equalization algorithm for reconfigurable PV architecture on a FPGA platform

The partial shading (PS) effect on solar Photovoltaic Generator (PVG) is one of the main causes of losses in energy generation and reduced energy yield of the PVG. A promising technique for compensating these power losses relies on dynamically reconfiguring the electrical connections between photovoltaic (PV) modules via a switching matrix. This paper describes the hardware (HW) implementation of new equalization irradiance algorithm for...