“…Because of these advantages, different meta-heuristic methods have been applied to solve PV parameter estimation problems. Such as particle swarm optimization (PSO) [6], simulated annealing algorithm (SA) [7], genetic algorithm (GA) [8], pattern search (PS) [9], biogeography based optimization (BBO) [10], Artificial bee colony (ABC) [11], chaotic asexual reproduction (CAR) [12], adaptive differential evolution (ADE) [13], symbiotic organic search (SOS) [14], improved shuffled complex evolution (ISCE) [15], hybrid firefly algorithm and patter search (HFAPS) [16], multi learning backtracking search (MLBTS) [17], firefly algorithm (FA) [18], ant lion optimization (ALO) [19,28], particle swarm optimization/ adaptive mutation strategy (PSOAMS) [20], improved cuckoo search algorithm (ImCSA) [21], Lambert W function [22], improved teaching learning based optimization (ITLBO) [23], adaptive differential evolution [24], hybridizing cuckoo search / biogiography based optimization (BHCS) [25] and three point based approach (TPBA) [26], exploiting intrinsic properties [27].…”