Parameter Estimation of Photovoltaic Models via Cuckoo Search

Pseudocode 1

Pseudocode of the Cuckoo Search (CS) [19].

Cuckoo Search via Lévy Flights

Initialization of 𝑛 host nests (population)

 while within the stopping criterion,

   Choose a cuckoo egg by Lévy flights and evaluate

   its fitness (𝐹_𝑖);

   Choose an egg in other’s nest randomly and

    calculate its fitness (𝐹_𝑗);

   If 𝐹_𝑖>𝐹_𝑗, replace jth egg by ith egg;

   A fraction (𝑝_𝑎) of worse nests are demolished and

    replaced by new ones;

   Preserve good nests (best solutions).

 end while