Estimation of maximum power point of a double diode model photovoltaic module

This study presents a robust technique to estimate the maximum power point (MPP) of a double-diode model (DDM) photovoltaic (PV) module. The MPP of the DDM PV module under different environmental conditions (DECs) are estimated by using the simple and computationally efficient Levenberg-Marquardt method. The variation of double diode PV module parameters with the change of temperature and irradiation is analysed. The MPP of the DDM PV array at non-standard test condition obtained from the proposed method is verified with the MPP obtained experimentally and by MATLAB simulation. A comparative study of MPP of a DDM PV module estimated from the proposed method with different existing methods is performed for different operating conditions. The maximum measurement error in power generation of a DDM PV module for different methods under DEC is presented which indicates better performance of the proposed method for the estimation of MPP of a DDM PV module.