• DocumentCode
    3032572
  • Title

    Shading effects in characteristic parameters of PV modules

  • Author

    Silvestre, S. ; Chouder, A.

  • Author_Institution
    UPC, Barcelona
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    Jan. 31 2007-Feb. 2 2007
  • Firstpage
    116
  • Lastpage
    118
  • Abstract
    Main characteristic parameters of a PV module present substantial variations in case of partial shading, resulting in important reductions of the output power. A commercial PV module formed by 36 solar cells in series has been tested varying the shadow rate of one of its cells and changes in most important characteristic parameters have been analyzed. Using parameter extraction techniques we have obtained the evolution of series and shunt resistance of the PV module in function of shadow rate.
  • Keywords
    photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; PV modules; shading effects; solar cells; Diodes; Electrical resistance measurement; Mathematical model; Parameter extraction; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation; Short circuit currents; Solar power generation; Testing; Voltage; Characteristic-parameters; Hot-spot; PV modules; Shaded-cells;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices, 2007 Spanish Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0868-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SCED.2007.384007
  • Filename
    4271182