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Distributed electrical network modelling approach for spatially resolved characterisation of photovoltaic modules
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posted on 2014-10-29, 14:50 authored by Xiaofeng Wu, Martin BlissMartin Bliss, Archana Sinha, Tom BettsTom Betts, Rajesh Gupta, Ralph GottschalgDistributed electrical modelling and simulation plays an important role in investigating local operating points and the overall power generation of photovoltaic (PV) modules. A PV module is a three-dimensional device in which inhomogeneities can cause a non-uniform performance and hence, electrical mismatches which consequently reduce the overall power generation. Distributed modelling and simulation can be used to identify local electrical properties and their impacts on the power output. In this study, a flexible, distributed electrical network modelling approach is presented. The proposed approach introduces a hierarchical architecture built up from the diode model-based sub-cell level to the module level. A PV-oriented nodal analysis solver is developed to enable the spatially resolved quantitative analysis of electrical operating points by given local properties including irradiance, temperature, series resistance, shunt resistance and ideality factor. The approach has been verified by PSpice software. The case studies have shown that this modelling and simulation tool can be used to analyse spatially resolved characterisation results and to predict global and distributed operating points under different conditions.
Funding
This work has been supported by a joint UK-India initiative in solar energy through a joint project ‘Stability and Performance of Photovoltaics (STAPP)’ funded by Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme in UK (contract no: EP/H040331/1) and by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in India.
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- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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- Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)
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IET RENEWABLE POWER GENERATIONVolume
8Issue
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459 - 466 (8)Citation
WU, X. ... et al., 2014. Distributed electrical network modelling approach for spatially resolved characterisation of photovoltaic modules. IET Renewable Power Generation, 8 (5), pp. 459 - 466.Publisher
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