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A Hybrid Approach Incorporating WSO-HO and the Newton-Raphson Method to Enhancing Photovoltaic Solar Model Parameters Optimisation Cover

A Hybrid Approach Incorporating WSO-HO and the Newton-Raphson Method to Enhancing Photovoltaic Solar Model Parameters Optimisation

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|Jan 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Equivalent circuit cell model. (a) Equivalent circuit of SDM. (b) Equivalent circuit of DDM. DDM, double diode model; SDM, single diode model.

Table 1.

Experimental current (I) and voltage (V) data for RTC France PV cells using SDM and DDM.

Parameter123456789
I (Ampere)0.7640.7620.76050.76050.760.7590.7570.75570.755
V (Volt)−0.2057−0.1291−0.05880.00570.06660.11830.16780.21520.2618
Parameter101112131415161718
I (Ampere)0.7540.75050.7460.73850.7280.7060.6730.6320.573
V (Volt)0.29240.32690.3850.38370.41730.45730.47980.47840.5119
Parameter1920212223242526
I (Ampere)0.4990.4130.3160.2120.103−0.01−0.123−0.21
V (Volt)0.53190.52660.39830.53210.55330.57360.58330.59
Figure 2.

Parameter extraction by integrating Newton-Raphson method with WSO-HO optimization algorithm.

Figure 3.

Flow Chart of Hybrid WSO-HO Algorithm.

Figure 4.

Hybridization WSO-HO Algorithm.

Figure 5.

Hybrid WSO-HO Algorithm with NR method. NR, Newton-Raphson.

Table 2.

The boundaries of extracted PV parameters for SDM and DDM

ParameterLower boundUpper bound
Iph (A)01
Isd, Isd1, Isd2, (μA)01
Rs (Ω)01
Rsh(Ω)0100
n, n1, n212

[i] DDM, double diode model; PV, photovoltaic; SDM, single diode model.

Table 3.

The SDM parameters estimated at the best RMSE

AlgorithmIph(A)Isd1(μA)Rs (Ω)Rsh (Ω)nRMSE
WSO-HO0.760790.310690.03654752.88991.47737.729856E-04
WSO0.760780.310690.0365452.8891.477277.730056E-04
HO0.767740.540600.0316419.319121.537468.753850E-04
GOANM (Amiri et al., 2024)0.760790.310690.03654752.88991.47737.729900E-04
GOA (Amiri et al., 2024)0.760700.340010.03618255.70211.48647.870400E-04
IMFOL (Qaraad et al., 2023)0.760780.323020.03637753.71861.48129.860200E-04
RTLBO (Yu et al., 2023)0.760780.323020.03637753.71851.48129.860200E-04
DLMVO (Ekinci et al., 2024)0.76080.32300.036453.71851.48129.860200E-04
OBL-RSACM (Li et al., 2023)0.760800.322030.0364353.35211.48129.845200E-04
AHO (Bogar, 2023)0.760790.310860.03654052.85951.21557.730600E-04
PSOCS (Fan et al., 2022)0.760780.323020.03637753.71851.48129.860200E-04
ELADE (Gu et al., 2023)0.760770.308390.03655552.82671.47657.754700E-04
ILSA (Huang et al., 2020)0.760770.323020.03637753.71851.48129.860200E-04
IHGS (Xu et al., 2022)0.760780.323020.036453.71781.48129.860200E-04
BES (Alsattar et al., 2020)0.76070.32300.036453.71851.48129.860200E-04
DE (Yu et al., 2022)0.76070.32090.036354.11341.47097.769200E-04
BES (Nicaire et al., 2021)0.76830.32620.036754.25571.49589.860000E-04
ITSA (Arandian et al., 2022)0.76060.32980.036356.56941.48329.933900E-04

[i] AHO, artificial hummingbird optimization; DLMVO, Dynamic Levy Mutated Vortex Optimization; ILSA, Improved Learning Search Algorithm, GOA, Gazelle optimization algorithm; GOANM, Gazelle optimization-Nelder–Mead algorithms; IMFOL, improved multi-objective fitness optimised by Levy; RMSE, root mean square error; RTLBO, randomized teaching-learning-based optimization; SDM, single diode model; TSA, tunicate swarm algorithm; ELADE, Elite Learning Adaptive Differential Evolution, PSOCS, Particle Swarm Optimization and Cuckoo Search; BES, Bald Eagle Search algorithm; CGO-LS, Chaos Game Optimization-Least Squares algorithm; DE, Differential Evolution algorithm; ELADE, Elite Learning Adaptive Differential Evolution; IHGS, Improved Hunger Games Search; ISCA: Improved Sine Cosine Algorithm; ITSA, Improved Tunicate Swarm Algorithm; PSOCS, Particle Swarm Optimization with Cuckoo Search algorithm; RTC France solar cell, a standard silicon solar cell used for PV model validation an parameter extraction.

Figure 6.

Curves with the measured and estimated data. (a) (P, V) data for SDM. (b) (I, V) data for SDM. SDM, single diode model.

Figure 7.

Convergence and robustness curves for SDM. (a) Curves convergence (b) Curves robustness. SDM, single diode model.

Figure 8.

Convergence and Robustness Curves of Optimization Algorithms Applied to the SDM.

Table 4.

The DDM Parameters Estimated at the best RMSE

AlgorithmIph (A)Isd1 (μA)Isd2 (μA)Rs (Ω)Rsh (Ω)n1n2RMSE
WSO-HO0.7608050.08543430.99915290.037648556.07751461.377561041.818106757.42069103E-04
WSO0.7608040.0693340.8846800.037681355.9185521.36486821.76884047.4378257E-04
HO0.76078790.31069090.31069090.036546752.88990921.477271641.477271608.55885e-04
GOANM [Amiri, H.H et al., 2024]0.760810.116240.97680.03745955.72981.39941.85977.4339E-04
GOA [Amiri, H.H et al., 2024]0.760790.197040.43560.0368854.26161.44171.81867.5810E-04
IMFOL [Qaraad, M. et al., 2023]0.760780.766320.22510.03673155.65672.00001.45089.8252E-04
RTLBO [Yu, X. et al., 2023]0.760780.225970.74940.0367455.48551.45102.00009.8248E-04
DLMVO [Ekinci,S., et al., 2024]0.76080.74930.22600.036755.48542.00001.45109.8248E-04
OBL-RSACM [ Li, J. et al., 2023]0.760330.399860.26770.0366956.01021.41512.00009.8237E-04
AHO [Bogar,E., 2023]0.760780.279880.27680.03653054.28561.95631.46829.8401E-04
PSOCS [Fan, Y., et al., 2022]0.760780.225980.74930.03674055.48551.45102.00009.8248E-04
ELADE [Gu, Z. et al., 2023]0.760720.244680.38020.03692753.51301.45641.98997.6480E-04
ILSA [Huang, T., et al., 2020]0.760780.505690.25570.03660954.92462.00001.46149.8270E-04
IHGS [Xu, B., et al., 2022]0.760780.749350.22600.0367455.485422.00001.451029.8248E-04
BES [Alsattar, H. A., et al., 2020]0.76080.22590.74930.036755.48541.45102.00009.8248E-04
DE [Yu, S., 2022]0.76050.423220.18730.0206151.93451.87581.43607.6300E-04
ITSA [Nicaire, N. F., et al., 2021]0.76080.97310.16790.036953.83681.92131.42819.82E-04

[i] WSO, HO, GOANM and GOA. AHO, artificial hummingbird optimization; DDM, double diode model; DLMVO, Dynamic Levy Mutated Vortex Optimization; GOA, Gazelle optimization algorithm; GOANM, Gazelle optimization-Nelder–Mead algorithms; IMFOL, improved multi-objective fitness optimized by Levy; RMSE, root mean square error; RTLBO, randomized teaching-learning-based optimization; TSA, tunicate swarm algorithm.

Figure 9.

Curves with the measured and estimated data. (a) Curves (P, V) for DDM. (b) Curves (I, V) for DDM. DDM, double diode model.

Figure 10.

Convergence and robustness curves for DDM. (a) Curves convergence (b) Curves robustness. DDM, double diode model.

Figure 11.

Convergence and Robustness Curves of Optimisation Algorithms Applied to the DDM. DDM, double diode model.

Table 5.

Analysis of RMSE for Single and Double PV models

ModelAlgorithmMinMeanMaxSTD
SDMWSO-HO7.72985671E-047.7308567E-047.7410567E-046.138516E-17
WSO7.73005671E-048.1665894E-040.0020832.3920836E-04
HO8.75385E-040.002330.006293591.33368-03
GOA [Amiri, H. H et al., 2024]7.5810E–047.7695E–048.8385E–042.4314E–05
GOANM [Amiri, H. H et al., 2024]7.4339E–047.5263E–047.6714E–047.3732E–06
ELAD [Gu, Z. et al., 2023]9.8602E-049.8602E-049.8605E-041.753E-10
DE [Yu, S., 2022]9.811E-041.02874E-031.0813E-032.94961E-05
ISCA [Chen, H., 2019]7.3423E-047.2302E-047.4592E-041.30287E-06
ITSA [Nicaire, N. F., et al., 2021]9.86E-047.730062E-049.89E-045.70E-16
DDMWSO-HO7.420691E-047.4967098E-047.72985671E-041.08074E-05
WSO7.4378257E-048.3867102E-040.000998921.6562955E-04
HO8.55885e-040.002650080.0065421.74708E-03
GOA [Amiri, H.H et al., 2024]7.5810E–047.7695E–048.8385E–042.4314E–05
GOANM [Amiri, H.H et al., 2024]7.4339E–047.5263E–047.6714E–047.3732E–06
ELAD [Gu, Z. et al., 2023]9.8252E-041.32602E-031.000562E-039.15E-12
DE [Yu, S., 2022]9.8607E-049.8874E-047.730062E-042.4696E-06
ISCA [Chen, H., 2019]2.2142E-041.66043E-029.93218E-041.30287E-06
ITSA [Nicaire, N. F., et al., 2021]9.9804E-049.99991E-043.799062E-026.33E-06

[i] DDM, double diode model; GOA, Gazelle optimization algorithm; GOANM, Gazelle optimization-Nelder–Mead algorithms; PV, photovoltaic; RMSE, root mean square error; SDM, single diode model; STD, standard deviation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2025-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2543-4292 | Journal ISSN: 2451-0262
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 59
Submitted on: Aug 30, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 29, 2024
Published on: Jan 27, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2025 Ahmed Jeridi, Mohamed Hedi Moulahi, Hechmi Khaterchi, Abderrahmen Zaafouri, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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