A Differential Evolution Based MPPT Method for Photovoltaic Modules under Partial Shading Conditions

Table 2

Comparison of the proposed algorithm to conventional P&O [18, 20].

Evaluated parameters	Proposed algorithm	Conventional; P&O	[18]	[20]
Power efficiency	High	Low	High	High
Search space	Global	Local	Global	Global
Tracking speed	Fast	Very fast	Slow	Medium
Ability to track GMPP	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Computational load	Medium	Low	Medium	High
Practical implementation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes