Characterization of the electrical output of flat-plate photovoltaic arrays

Conference · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5379772

Gonzalez, C C; Hill, G M; Ross, R G

The electric output of flat-plate photovoltaic arrays changes constantly, due primarily to changes in cell temperature and irradiance level. As a result, array loads such as direct-current to alternating-current power conditioners must be able to accommodate widely varying input levels while maintaining operation at or near the array maximum power point. The results of an extensive computer simulation study that was used to define the parameters necessary for the systematic design of array/power-conditioner interfaces are presented as normalized ratios of power-conditioner parameters to array parameters, to make the results universally applicable to a wide variety of system sizes, sites, and operating modes. The advantages of maximum power tracking and a technique for computing average annual power-conditioner efficiency are discussed.

• Research Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
• OSTI ID: 5379772
• Report Number(s): CONF-820906-
• Journal Information: Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
EQUIPMENT INTERFACES
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
LOAD MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
INVERTERS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
EQUIPMENT
MANAGEMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
SIMULATION
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
140600 - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems