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This chapter proposes a new method for reconfiguring the dynamic photovoltaic (PV) array under repeating shade conditions. The repeating shades are often caused in photovoltaic installations, especially in residential installations where PV modules can be subjected to shades occurred by nearby buildings or trees. The proposed method is based on logic gates and aims to minimize the processing time in the way that controller does not have to perform an exhaustive calculations at each shade condition to achieve the optimal configuration of the PV generator . Simulation of 2 × 2 size dynamic photovoltaic array has been carried out. Experimental tests of 1 × 1 size Dynamic Photovoltaic array under different irradiance conditions have been also conducted. The simulation and experimental tests have validated the proposed method in identification of the optimal configuration with less processing time and with an improvement in reducing power losses.
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Bouselham, L., Rabhi, A., Hajji, B. (2020). New Reconfiguration Method Based on Logic Gates for Small Dynamic Photovoltaic Array. In: Mellit, A., Benghanem, M. (eds) A Practical Guide for Advanced Methods in Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 128. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43473-1_7
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