A generalized chaotic baker map configuration for reducing the power loss under shading conditions

Shading of photo-voltaic panels is one of most common reason for power reduction in practical scenarios. This also causes multiple maximum peaks, thereby resulting in distortion of characteristic curves. In order to overcome the effect of shading, reconfiguration of panels is essential. In this work, the Chaotic Baker Map is proposed to reconfigure the panels in Solar Photo-Voltaic (SPV) Array. The Chaotic Baker Map, being an image processing technique, relocates the panels in SPV Array which is analogous to relocation of pixels within an image. The proposed approach augments the output power and minimizes the power loss by dispersing the concentrated shade throughout the array. The results of the proposed approach are compared to hitherto known configurations under wide range of shading spectrum for different sizes of SPV Array to support the effectiveness of the proposed approach.