Selecting a suitable model for characterizing photovoltaic devices

Blas, M. De; Torres, José Luis; Prieto, Eduardo; Garcı́a, A.

doi:10.1016/s0960-1481(01)00056-8

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“…The ideality factor value γ is indicative of the recombination mechanism, it has been observed in the c -Si cells. The increasing of solar radiation from 1.6 to 1.1 includes a decrease of the ideality factor in even range [23]. Moreover, at the three important manufacturer points at STC (i.e., short circuit, open circuit tension and maximum power points), Equation (1) can be written as:…”

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Evaluation and Validation of Equivalent Five-Parameter Model Performance for Photovoltaic Panels Using Only Reference Data

Aoun¹,

Chenni²,

Boukheit³

et al. 2014

EPE

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This paper presents the modeling of electrical I-V verification of photovoltaic modules using fiveparameter models based on the minimum usage of input data, which are usually provided by manufacturer's datasheet. However, we vary them with a step of 10 −4 , the ideality factor γ between 0.0 and 4 for each iteration in order to choose the γ value, which gives a minimal relative error of the maximum power point. Moreover, when γ is known, the other four parameters (i.e., R s , I 0 , I ph and R sh ) are known. Finally, the effectiveness of this approach is then validated through comparison of the experimental results data under outdoor weather conditions.

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Evaluation and Validation of Equivalent Five-Parameter Model Performance for Photovoltaic Panels Using Only Reference Data

Aoun¹,

Chenni²,

Boukheit³

et al. 2014

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“…21 However, this requires a close approximation of initial parameter values to attain convergence. Alternatively, the parameters may be extracted by means of analytical methods.…”

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Optimal sizing and life cycle assessment of residential photovoltaic energy systems with battery storage

Çeli̇k

Muneer

Clarke

2007

Progress in Photovoltaics

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This paper presents the optimal sizing and life cycle assessment of residential photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. The system consists of PV modules as the main power producer, and lead-acid batteries as the medium of electricity storage, and other essential devices such as an inverter. Five-parameter analytic PV cell model is used to calculate the energy production from the modules. Electrical needs for a family living under normal conditions of comfort are modelled and used within simulation of the system performance, with an average daily load of approximately 9Á0 kWh. The system's performance simulations are carried out with typical yearly solar radiation and ambient temperature data from five different sites in Turkey. The typical years are selected from a total of 6 years data for each site. The life cycle cost of the PV system is analysed for various system configurations for a 20-year system life. The role of the batteries in PV energy systems are analysed in terms of the cost and power loss. The system performance is analysed as a function of various parameters such as energy production and cost. It is shown that these change substantially for different system configurations and locations. The life cycle assessment of the energy system described was also carried out to determine the environmental impact. It was found that, with the conservative European average electricity mix, energy pay back time (EPBT) is 6Á2 years and CO 2 pay back time is 4Á6 years for the given system.

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“…The same equations are adopted in [48] and [49], while other approaches may be found in [41]- [43] that also require the measured slopes at the SC and/or OC points. In [44] and [45], additional operating points, apart from the SC, MPP and OC, are required to employ the models proposed therein.…”

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A Method for the Analytical Extraction of the Single-Diode PV Model Parameters

Batzelis

Papathanassiou

2016

IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy

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Abstract-Determination of PV model parameters usually requires time consuming iterative procedures, prone to initialization and convergence difficulties. In this paper, a set of analytical expressions is introduced to determine the five parameters of the single-diode model for crystalline PV modules at any operating conditions, in a simple and straightforward manner. The derivation of these equations is based on a newly found relation between the diode ideality factor and the open circuit voltage, which is explicitly formulated using the temperature coefficients. The proposed extraction method is robust, cost-efficient and easy-to-implement, as it relies only on datasheet information, while it is based on a solid theoretical background. Its accuracy and computational efficiency is verified and compared to other methods available in the literature through both simulation and outdoor measurements.

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Selecting a suitable model for characterizing photovoltaic devices

Cited by 316 publications

References 5 publications

Evaluation and Validation of Equivalent Five-Parameter Model Performance for Photovoltaic Panels Using Only Reference Data

Evaluation and Validation of Equivalent Five-Parameter Model Performance for Photovoltaic Panels Using Only Reference Data

Optimal sizing and life cycle assessment of residential photovoltaic energy systems with battery storage

A Method for the Analytical Extraction of the Single-Diode PV Model Parameters

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