Title :
Designing Fault-Tolerant Photovoltaic Systems
Author :
Xue Lin ; Yanzhi Wang ; Pedram, Massoud ; Jaemin Kim ; Naehyuck Chang
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
PV systems are subject to PV cell faults, which lower the output power and shorten the lifespan of the system. This paper presents the design principles and runtime control algorithms of a fault-tolerant PV system which can detect and bypass PV cell faults in situ without any manual interventions.
Keywords :
fault diagnosis; fault tolerance; solar cells; PV cell faults; fault detection; fault-tolerant photovoltaic systems; runtime control algorithm; Circuit faults; Cloud computing; Computer architecture; Embedded systems; Fault detection; Fault tolerant systems; Microprocessors; Power generation; Photovoltaic System; fault-tolerance; reconfigurable PV panel;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDAT.2013.2288252
