Real Time Simulation of Mismatched PV Arrays

Some accurate and computationally efficient models of mismatched photovoltaic arrays have been recently published in literature. They allow, at different level of detail and by referring to some possible topologies of the array, to simulate the photovoltaic generator that is subjected to partial shadowing phenomena. The computational and accuracy performance of these approaches has been widely documented in literature. This paper is focused on the analysis of the potential use of one of these methods in real time simulation and hardware in the loop applications. The implementation on a DSP platform is documented and the performance is evaluated through suitable examples.