Evaluating solar photovoltaic system performance using MATLAB

Author

Bouzguenda, M. ; Salmi, T. ; Gastli, A. ; Masmoudi, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Sultan Qaboos Univ., Al-Khod, Oman

fYear

2012

fDate

26-28 March 2012

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

59

Abstract

This paper focuses on the modeling of solar photovoltaic (PV) cell and the performance of typical solar PV panels in selected areas in the Sultanate of Oman. An accurate solar PV cell electrical model is based on the junction diode equations. The model consists of a photo-current current source, a single diode junction and a series resistance, and takes into account temperature and solar irradiation dependence. The model is developed using MATLAB/Simulink and is used to investigate the variation of the maximum power point for different temperatures and solar irradiation levels. Finally, the model is experimentally validated for a typical 30 Watt solar module connected to a variable load.

Keywords

performance evaluation; photovoltaic cells; solar cells; solar radiation; MATLAB-Simulink; Sultanate of Oman; junction diode equations; photo-current current source; solar PV cell; solar PV cell electrical model; solar PV panels performance; solar irradiation; solar photovoltaic cell modeling; solar photovoltaic system performance evaluation; Application software; Biological system modeling; Educational institutions; Energy consumption; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic cells; Radiation effects; I-V curve; Oman; experimental validation; irradiance; maximum power point; performance; solar irradiation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Renewable Energies and Vehicular Technology (REVET), 2012 First International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hammamet

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1168-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/REVET.2012.6195248

Filename

6195248