A new approach to analyze the matching of direct-coupled electromechanical loads and a PV array

Author

Khouzam, Kame Y. ; Khouzam, Lucy

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Syst. Eng., Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, Qld., Australia

fYear

1991

fDate

7-11 Oct 1991

Firstpage

733

Abstract

The matching of electromechanical loads to a photovoltaic array is analyzed. The main objective is to present a relatively simple procedure to obtain the optimum sizing parameters (voltage, current, power) of the photovoltaic system in direct-coupled systems. An optimization algorithm is used to solve the problem with the objective of maximizing the mechanical energy developed by the motor. The approach is used in a system comprising a separately excited motor driving two mechanical loads: a viscous friction load and a rotodynamic load. In either system the rated power of the array should be two times the rated power of the load. The rated current and voltage of the array are selected based on the load torque constant

Keywords

electric motors; load (electric); optimisation; solar cell arrays; direct-coupled systems; electromechanical loads; matching; mechanical energy; motor; optimization algorithm; rated current; rated voltage; sizing; solar cell arrays; Batteries; DC motors; Equations; Friction; Photovoltaic systems; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Solar power generation; Torque; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-87942-636-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1991.169306

Filename

169306