Table 3 Tracking performance under dynamic sudden step change PSC.

From: Hybrid salp swarm maximum power point tracking algorithm for photovoltaic systems in highly fluctuating environmental conditions

Large step changes response (time)

PV array model output (W)

Power tracking accuracy (MPP, (W) (PMPP))

 

Hybrid SSA-HC

Standard SSA

PSO

GOA

GWO

BOA

HC

0–2 s

136.5

136.3

135.5

136.1

136.2

136

135.1

110.3

2–4 s

114.5

114.3

114

114

113.9

95.56

112.6

55.01

4–6 s

177

176.9

176.1

176.5

176.5

176.4

176.4

111.3

   

Efficiency, η MPPT

0–2 s

 

97.54%

91.63%

94.27%

95.56%

92.70%

90.78%

63.45%

2–4 s

 

95.59%

80.33%

90.72%

96.67%

79.56%

89.32%

47.43%

4–6 s

 

96.85%

87.73%

93.42%

94.63%

93.34%

93.03%

60.17%