Heuristic approach for estimating the solar cell parameters

Pattern search optimization technique is proposed for estimating different parameters of solar cells in this paper. The estimated parameters are the generated photocurrent, saturation current, series resistance, shunt resistance, and ideality factor. The proposed approach is tested and validated using reported test case to show its potential. Performance of the developed approach are compared with those of different parameter estimation techniques to measure its accuracy. Comparison results are in favor of pattern search algorithm which signifies its potential as a promising estimation tool.