Modeling the irradiance and temperature dependence of photovoltaic modules in PVsyst

Sauer, Kenneth J.; Roessler, Thomas; Hansen, Clifford W.

doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2364133

Title: Modeling the irradiance and temperature dependence of photovoltaic modules in PVsyst

Abstract

In order to reliably simulate the energy yield of photovoltaic (PV) systems, it is necessary to have an accurate model of how the PV modules perform with respect to irradiance and cell temperature. Building on previous work that addresses the irradiance dependence, two approaches to fit the temperature dependence of module power in PVsyst have been developed and are applied here to recent multi-irradiance and -temperature data for a standard Yingli Solar PV module type. The results demonstrate that it is possible to match the measured irradiance and temperature dependence of PV modules in PVsyst. As a result, improvements in energy yield prediction using the optimized models relative to the PVsyst standard model are considered significant for decisions about project financing.

Authors:

Sauer, Kenneth J. ^[1]; Roessler, Thomas ^[2]; Hansen, Clifford W. ^[3]

Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
Yingli Green Energy International, Zurich (Switzerland)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2014

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1184501

Report Number(s):: SAND-2014-19059J
Journal ID: ISSN 2156-3381; 540684

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2156-3381

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; current-voltage characteristics; mathematical model; minimization; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic systems; silicon; solar power generation

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                    Sauer, Kenneth J., Roessler, Thomas, and Hansen, Clifford W. Modeling the irradiance and temperature dependence of photovoltaic modules in PVsyst.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Sauer, Kenneth J., Roessler, Thomas, & Hansen, Clifford W. Modeling the irradiance and temperature dependence of photovoltaic modules in PVsyst.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2364133

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                    Sauer, Kenneth J., Roessler, Thomas, and Hansen, Clifford W. Mon .  
"Modeling the irradiance and temperature dependence of photovoltaic modules in PVsyst".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2364133.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1184501.

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  title        = {Modeling the irradiance and temperature dependence of photovoltaic modules in PVsyst},

  author       = {Sauer, Kenneth J. and Roessler, Thomas and Hansen, Clifford W.},

  abstractNote = {In order to reliably simulate the energy yield of photovoltaic (PV) systems, it is necessary to have an accurate model of how the PV modules perform with respect to irradiance and cell temperature. Building on previous work that addresses the irradiance dependence, two approaches to fit the temperature dependence of module power in PVsyst have been developed and are applied here to recent multi-irradiance and -temperature data for a standard Yingli Solar PV module type. The results demonstrate that it is possible to match the measured irradiance and temperature dependence of PV modules in PVsyst. As a result, improvements in energy yield prediction using the optimized models relative to the PVsyst standard model are considered significant for decisions about project financing.},

  doi          = {10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2364133},

  journal      = {IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 5,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2014},

  month        = {Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2014}

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