Dynamic Performance Improvement Using Model Reference Adaptive Control of Photovoltaic Systems under Fast-Changing Atmospheric Conditions

Table 5

Dynamic qualitative comparative analysis of the different MPPT algorithms.

Criteria for evaluation	P&O [23]	INC [27]	VSINC [39]	PSO [48]	GWO [49]	MRAC
MPP convergence	Guarantee	Guarantee	Guarantee	Guarantee	Guarantee	Guarantee
Ability to achieve MPP in CST	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to achieve MPP during atmospheric changes	Low	High	High	High	High	Very high
Ability to achieve GMPP	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Complexity	Low	Medium	Medium	High	High	Medium
Power oscillations	High	Low	High	Low	Low	No
Robustness	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Speed of convergence	Low	Medium	Fast	Fast	Fast	Very fast
Flexibility	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Accuracy	Low	High	High	High	High	Very high