Effect of operating-point-control strategy on the annual energy production of degraded photovoltaic arrays
Abstract
A new computer simulation of the annual operation of degraded flat-plate photovoltaic (PV) arrays is used to evaluate the need for maximum-power-point tracking in real PV systems. The simulations are based on single-glitch I-V curve shapes rather than particular array degradations, making the data reported applicable to any system whose likely failure modes are predictable and result in single-glitch I-V curves. The simulations show that with a reasonable array wiring strategy, effective maintenance, periodic I-V curve tracing, and avoidance of frequent and serious array shadowing, there is no reason that considerations of degradation should force the adoption of maximum-power-point-tracking power conditioning on a PV system that would otherwise operate economically at fixed voltage.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6719543
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/20279-226; CONF-820906-11
ON: DE83001135
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76ET20279
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FAILURES; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; CURRENTS; EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIMULATION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; 140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems
Citation Formats
Branz, H M. Effect of operating-point-control strategy on the annual energy production of degraded photovoltaic arrays. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Branz, H M. Effect of operating-point-control strategy on the annual energy production of degraded photovoltaic arrays. United States.
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"Effect of operating-point-control strategy on the annual energy production of degraded photovoltaic arrays". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6719543.
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title = {Effect of operating-point-control strategy on the annual energy production of degraded photovoltaic arrays},
author = {Branz, H M},
abstractNote = {A new computer simulation of the annual operation of degraded flat-plate photovoltaic (PV) arrays is used to evaluate the need for maximum-power-point tracking in real PV systems. The simulations are based on single-glitch I-V curve shapes rather than particular array degradations, making the data reported applicable to any system whose likely failure modes are predictable and result in single-glitch I-V curves. The simulations show that with a reasonable array wiring strategy, effective maintenance, periodic I-V curve tracing, and avoidance of frequent and serious array shadowing, there is no reason that considerations of degradation should force the adoption of maximum-power-point-tracking power conditioning on a PV system that would otherwise operate economically at fixed voltage.},
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