Table 5 Tracking performance under dynamic sudden step and gradual change at St = 0.02 s.

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)),

(Efficiency (η) MPPT)

 

Hybrid SSA-HC

PSO

GOA

GWO

BOA

HC

0–2 s

152.8

152.6 (98.13%)

152.1

(95.84%)

152.3

(96.68%)

152

(94.03%)

152.3

(93.56%)

84.02

(48.44%)

2–4 s

96.97

96.78

(98%)

96.22

(94.36%)

96.46

(97.66%)

96.78

(82.29%)

96.57

(94.77%)

54.53

(55.57%)

4–5 s

120.6

120.4

(96.43%)

105.5

(79.47%)

104.36

(84.11%)

61.64

(40.90%)

120.2

(93.86%)

120.1

(92.36%)

Gradually increases

5–8 s

-

182

(99.84%)

176.6

(86.86%)

113.26

(70.79%)

96.23

(50.40%)

143.75

(88.69%)

176.2

(99.27%)

8–9 s

192.7

192.6

(99.96%)

181.6

(94.22%)

116.69

(59.90%)

169.16

(75.87%)

150.33

(77.44%)

188.2

(97.66%)

Gradually decreases

9–12 s

-

176.1

(99.80%)

175.6

(98%)

109.66

(69.45%)

165.53

(80.94%)

143.66

(87.83%)

143.66

(99.51%)