Measurement and verification of photovoltaic (PV) simulation models

Author

Schuss, C. ; Eichberger, Bernd ; Rahkonen, Timo

Author_Institution

Electron. Lab., Univ. of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

fYear

2013

fDate

6-9 May 2013

Firstpage

188

Lastpage

193

Abstract

In this paper we present strategies that can potentially improve the accuracy of photovoltaic (PV) simulation models. Generally, output performance levels vary in similar types of photovoltaics. We have categorised different model parameters and highlighted their potential impacts because of the tolerance limits from PV manufacturers. We have focused on the fill factor (FF) to express the characteristics of photovoltaics. Additionally, we have applied our considerations on maximum power tracking (MPPT) techniques such as voltage-based MPPT (VMPPT) and current-based MPPT (CMPPT). Our research suggests the verification of a large sample range of similar photovoltaics for the improvement of PV simulation models.

Keywords

maximum power point trackers; solar cells; FF; PV manufacturers; PV simulation model; VMPPT technique; fill factor; maximum power tracking technique; photovoltaic simulation model; voltage-based MPPT technique; Computational modeling; Equations; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic systems; accuracy; fill factor; model; photovoltaic energy; photovoltaics; simulation; solar energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2013 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4621-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/I2MTC.2013.6555407

Filename

6555407