Abstract
The experience of the solar industry confirms that, despite recent cost reductions, the profitability of photovoltaic (PV) systems is often marginal and the configuration and sizing of a system is a critical problem for the design engineer. Construction and evaluation of experimental systems are expensive and seldom justifiable. A mathematical model or computer-simulation program is a desirable alternative, provided reliable results can be obtained. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque (SNLA), has been studying PV-system modeling techniques in an effort to develop an effective tool to be used by engineers and architects in the design of cost-effective PV systems. This paper reviews two of the sources of error found in previous PV modeling programs, presents the remedies developed to correct these errors, and describes a new program that incorporates these improvements.
Citation Formats
Menicucci, D. F.
Photovoltaic array performance simulation models.
Switzerland: N. p.,
1986.
Web.
doi:10.1016/0379-6787(86)90137-7.
Menicucci, D. F.
Photovoltaic array performance simulation models.
Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6787(86)90137-7
Menicucci, D. F.
1986.
"Photovoltaic array performance simulation models."
Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6787(86)90137-7.
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title = {Photovoltaic array performance simulation models}
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abstractNote = {The experience of the solar industry confirms that, despite recent cost reductions, the profitability of photovoltaic (PV) systems is often marginal and the configuration and sizing of a system is a critical problem for the design engineer. Construction and evaluation of experimental systems are expensive and seldom justifiable. A mathematical model or computer-simulation program is a desirable alternative, provided reliable results can be obtained. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque (SNLA), has been studying PV-system modeling techniques in an effort to develop an effective tool to be used by engineers and architects in the design of cost-effective PV systems. This paper reviews two of the sources of error found in previous PV modeling programs, presents the remedies developed to correct these errors, and describes a new program that incorporates these improvements.}
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