Title :
A novel modeling method for photovoltaic cells
Author :
Xiao, Weidong ; Dunford, William G. ; Capel, Antoine
Author_Institution :
British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
The mathematical description of current-voltage characteristics for photovoltaic cells are generally represented by a coupled nonlinear equation, which is difficult to solve by analytical methods. In this paper, a novel modeling process is proposed to configure a computer simulation model, which is able to demonstrate the cell´s output features in terms of environment changes in irradiance and temperature. Based on a simplified single-diode model, the parameters are determined in the sense of minimum model error and temperature effect. It is tested to simulate three popular types of photovoltaic panels made of different materials, CIS thin film, multicrystalline silicon, and monocrystalline silicon. The effectiveness of this approach is evaluated through comparison of simulation results to the data provided by product´s manufacturer.
Keywords :
copper compounds; digital simulation; indium compounds; nonlinear equations; power engineering computing; semiconductor device models; semiconductor diodes; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; CIS thin film; cell output feature; computer simulation model; coupled nonlinear equation; current-voltage characteristic; environment change; model error effect; monocrystalline silicon; multicrystalline silicon; photovoltaic cell; photovoltaic panel; single-diode model; temperature effect; Computational modeling; Computer errors; Computer simulation; Couplings; Current-voltage characteristics; Materials testing; Nonlinear equations; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2004. PESC 04. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8399-0
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.2004.1355416
