Review Article

Analytical versus Metaheuristic Methods to Extract the Photovoltaic Cells and Panel Parameters

Table 2

The metaheuristic algorithms.

Family algorithmsTypeModelsPVRange setComputational time/iterationsReference

GeneticSimpleSD50 W panelPartially-/50[31]
GeneticSimpleSD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes-/-[32]
GA-RSimpleSD57 mm RTC France solar cell, mSi commercial photovoltaic cellPartially56 s/5000[33]
Genetic GA-LSHybridSD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes-/-[34]
Differential evolution DESimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes12 s and 16 s/10000 and 20000[35]
Differential evolution Rcr-IJADESimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes33 s and 58 s/10000 and 20000[36]
Penalty differential evolution P-DESimpleDDpSi-S75 and S115 mSi-SM55 and SQ150PC tin film-ST36 and ST40Partially42 s/500[37]
Differential evolution with an individual-dependent mechanism IDESimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes-/10000 and 20000[35]
Linear population success-history-based adaptive DE L-SHADESimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes35.4 and 62.66 s/10000 and 20000[35]
Differential evolution DEIMHybridSD, DDKC120 PV moduleYes32 s/10000 and 20000[38]
Particle swarm optimization CPSOSimpleSD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes-/4500[39]
Particle swarm optimization VCPSOSimpleDDNo-/-[40]
Particle swarm optimization NM-MPSOHybridSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes-/350000[41]
Fractional chaotic ensemble particle swarm optimizer FC-EPSOHybridSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes11.5 s and 12 s/200[42]
Chaotic heterogeneous comprehensive learning PSO C-HCLPSOHybridSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cellYes204 s and 225 s/2000[43]
Hybrid successive discretization algorithm HSDAHybridSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell,  cm monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel, STP6-120/36, STM6-40/36, etc.Yes28 s and 46 s/4[44]
Discretization SDASimpleSD57 mm RTC France solar cell,  cm monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes142 s and 266 s/4[3]
Discretization PSDASimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel, Kyocera KC200GT photovoltaic panelYes28 s and 46 s/4[45]
Artificial bee colony optimization ABCOSimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel, STM6-40/36Yes-/10000[46]
Artificial bee colony optimization ABC-NMSHybridSD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes-/5000[47]
Shuffled complex evolution ISCESimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes-/5000 and 10000[48]
Shuffled complex evolution-opposition-based learning ESCE-OBLHybridSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel-/5000 and 10000[49]
Simulated annealing SASimpleSD, DD57 mm R.T.C France solar cell, Photowatt-PWP201-/-[64]
Simulated annealing LM-SAHybridSD57 mm RTC France solar cell-/2050[50]
Flower pollination FPASimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, Photowatt-PWP201Yes-/25000[51]
Flower pollination BPFPAHybridSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cellPartially-/20000[52]
Harmony search HSSimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell-/5000[53]
Innovative global harmony search IGHSSimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell-/5000[53]
Pattern search PSSimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel-/-[54]
JAYA algorithm IJAYASimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes-/50000[55]
Performance-guided JAYA algorithm PGJAYASimpleSD, DD57 mm R.T.C France solar cell, Photowatt-PWP201 KC200GT, SM55, thin-film Shell ST40Yes-/50000[56]
Comprehensive learning JAYA algorithm CJAYASimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel-/20000 and 48000[57]
Teaching–learning-based optimization TLBOSimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel-/20000[58]
Improved TLBO ITLBOSimpleSD, DD57 mm R.T.C France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel, STP6-120/36, STM6-40/365.95 s (30) and 6.60s (30)/50000[59]
Whale optimization algorithm WOASimpleSD, DDKC200GTYes-/45000[60]
Improved version of WOA IWOASimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panel, JAM6-60-295W-4BB, CS6U-320PYes-/100000[61]
Multiple learning backtracking search algorithm MLBSASimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes39 and 44 s/50000[62]
BSA-Lévy flight (LFBSA)SimpleSD, DD57 mm RTC France solar cell, PWP201 photovoltaic panelYes-/50000[63]