PV Array
PV Array
Motivation
Modeling is a very important part of any engineering practice.
Availability of models of all the components at all stages in
system development is very important in system sizing, cost analysis and monitoring.
Objective
The objective of this project is to develop a dynamic
model by considering the basic information given in the datasheet of Kyocera KC200GT solar array.
Introduction.
Energy is the prime mover of economic growth
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The non-renewable sources are depleting fast and there is a need to extract energy from renewable sources.
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
A PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) system directly converts
PN Junction
PV characteristics
the performance
MODELING OF PV ARRAY
Modeling of PV modules or arrays is required in order
to design and monitor systems. The PV devices are basically represented in two different models viz. Single diode model
Ideal diode
An ideal diode is one which allows current to flow in
the forward direction without any resistance to the flow. Equivalent circuit is
Contd......
Equation for ideal diode
.........( 1)
Where, Ipv= current generated by incident light I0 = Saturation current q=electron charge k= Boltzmann constant a=ideality constant T=temperature of the junction
Practical PV Arrays
Practical arrays requires inclusions of additional
contd
The modified equation is
.......( ) 2
where, Ipv=photovoltaic current Vt=(NsKT/q)=thermal voltage Rs=series resistance Rp=Parallel Resistance
internal characteristics of the device (Rs ,Rp ) and on external influences such as irradiation level and temperature
The light-generated current of the PV cell depends linearly
..........3) (
.......... 4) .(
Ion is the nominal saturation current is given by
.......... 5) .(
I0=Isc,n+K1T/exp((Voc,n+Kvt)/aVt)-1(6)
modification aims to match the open-circuit voltages
of the model
in current equation,
which are Rs and Rp . Rs & Rp are adjusted till Pmax,m = Pmax,e = VmpImp
..........8) (
Pmax_m = Pmax_e. P-V curves for several values Rs & Rp are adjusted to match the data.
FLOW CHART
Modeling can be represented by flowchart
flowchart.docx
RESULTS:
Vmp
Pmax,m Isc Voc I0,n Ipv Rp Rs
26.3V
200.13W 8.21A 32.9V 9.825*e-8A 8.214A 415.405 0.221
Vmp
Pmax,e Isc Voc
26.3V
200.13W 8.21A 32.9V
CONCLUSION
The method obtains the parameters of the I-V equation by using the following nominal information from the array datasheet: open circuit voltage, shortcircuit current, maximum output power, voltage and current at the MPP, current/temperature and voltage/temperature coefficients Some other researchers have proposed indirect methods to adjust the curve through artificial intelligence but such methods are complicated and require more computational efforts also, in these models Rs and Rp are neglected or treated as independent parameters The results obtained in the modeling of the PV arrays have depicted that the equations are effective and the modeling proposed is effective and can be used for all types of PV arrays