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Abstract nergy Harvesting is a method for extracting energy from external environmental sources such as solar, wind, and heat source. The harvested energy is converted to electrical energy and can be either stored in a battery or used directly. Depending on the source type, the energy harvesting system components differ. In fact, Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting is the most commercial established energy harvesting type in which photons from solar light can be converted to electricity by using solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells play a major role as natural, renewable energy sources. It is characterized by having nonlinear photoelectric voltage and current characteristics. These properties depend on the amount of solar radiation and temperature. PV can be used as an electrical charge circuit. But due to the low efficiency of the resulting photoelectric power, it should operate in conditions of maximum power point. There are several algorithms for achieving this maximum power point condition which are called Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Algorithms. Many maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms are employed to maximize the output power of the solar PV by continually tracking its MPP conditions. |