With the increase in reliance on solar energy to produce electricity, so many maximum power point
tracking techniques for photovoltaic panels were developed to maximize the produced energy and a lot of
these are well established in the literature.
These techniques vary in many aspects such as: simplicity,
convergence speed, digital or analogical implementation, required sensors, cost, range of effectiveness, as
well as in other aspects.
This paper presents a comparative study of ten widely-adopted mppt algorithms; their performance is
evaluated from energy point of view using the simulation tool (Matlab), considering different solar
irradiance variations. Also, an economic evaluation has been made to make a comparison according to
performance and cost, to determine the optimal choice.
