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Title: Prognostics and health management of photovoltaic systems

Abstract

The various technologies presented herein relate to providing prognosis and health management (PHM) of a photovoltaic (PV) system. A PV PHM system can eliminate long-standing issues associated with detecting performance reduction in PV systems. The PV PHM system can utilize an ANN model with meteorological and power input data to facilitate alert generation in the event of a performance reduction without the need for information about the PV PHM system components and design. Comparisons between system data and the PHM model can provide scheduling of maintenance on an as-needed basis. The PHM can also provide an approach for monitoring system/component degradation over the lifetime of the PV system.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1433860
Patent Number(s):
9939485
Application Number:
14/023,296
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Sep 10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Johnson, Jay, and Riley, Daniel. Prognostics and health management of photovoltaic systems. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Johnson, Jay, & Riley, Daniel. Prognostics and health management of photovoltaic systems. United States.
Johnson, Jay, and Riley, Daniel. Tue . "Prognostics and health management of photovoltaic systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1433860.
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