A photovoltaic (PV) panel operating in partial shading condition results in lowering its power efficiency. In a worst-case scenario, it can create a hotspot that can eventually cause a fire hazard. To address this issue, bypass diodes are connected across a group of PV cells having series-parallel (SP) configuration. Owing to the placement bypass diodes in the PV panel, it can circumvent unshaded PV cells. Hence, topologies such as total cross-tied (TCT), bridge link (BL), and honeycomb (HC) for PV panels are proposed besides SP to reduce the effect of partial shading. Each configuration demonstrated advantages over SP topology. However, many of these configurations lack a mechanism to isolate PV cells that are affected due to the hotspot. Recently developed complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-embedded PV panel has been shown to offer many other benefits besides effectively dealing with shading conditions. We are comparing the performance of CMOS-embedded PV panel under various partial shading conditions with PV panel with fixed configuration topologies, such as SP, TCT, BL, and HC. SPICE-based equivalent PV modeling technique is used in this research to compare the maximum power generated in different topologies under changing partial shading conditions. Results show that CMOS-embedded PV panels are more efficient in coping with partial shading conditions compared to any other contemporary fixed topologies. © The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the original publication, including its DOI.

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India is a leader when it comes to agriculture. A significant part of the country’s population depends on agriculture for livelihood. However, many of them face challenges due to using unreliable farming techniques. Sometimes the challenges increase to the extent that they commit suicide. Besides, India is highly populated, and its population is steadily increasing, requiring its government to grow its GDP and increase its energy supply proportionately. This paper reviews integrating solar farming with agriculture, known as Agrivoltaics, as a Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) option for Indian farmers. This study is further supported by the Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of agrivoltaics. Using the SWOT analysis, this article presents how agrivoltaics can make agriculture sustainable and reliable. This paper identifies rural electrification, water conservation, yield improvement, sustainable income generation, and reduction in the usage of pesticides as the strengths of agrivoltaics. Similarly, the paper presents weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to agrivoltaics in India. The research concludes with the findings that agrivoltaics have the potential of meeting multiple objectives such as meeting global commitments, offering employment, providing economic stability, increasing clean energy production capacity, conserving natural resources, and succeeding in several others. The paper also includes a discussion about the findings, suggestions, and implications of adopting agrivoltaics on a large scale in India.

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