LAPSE:2020.0724
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LAPSE:2020.0724
A Procedure for Modeling Photovoltaic Arrays under Any Configuration and Shading Conditions
June 23, 2020
Photovoltaic (PV) arrays can be connected following regular or irregular connection patterns to form regular configurations (e.g., series-parallel, total cross-tied, bridge-linked, etc.) or irregular configurations, respectively. Several reported works propose models for a single configuration; hence, making the evaluation of arrays with different configuration is a considerable time-consuming task. Moreover, if the PV array adopts an irregular configuration, the classical models cannot be used for its analysis. This paper proposes a modeling procedure for PV arrays connected in any configuration and operating under uniform or partial shading conditions. The procedure divides the array into smaller arrays, named sub-arrays, which can be independently solved. The modeling procedure selects the mesh current solution or the node voltage solution depending on the topology of each sub-array. Therefore, the proposed approach analyzes the PV array using the least number of nonlinear equations. The proposed solution is validated through simulation and experimental results, which demonstrate the proposed model capacity to reproduce the electrical behavior of PV arrays connected in any configuration.
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irregular configuration, Modelling, partial shading, PV array
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Gonzalez Montoya D, Bastidas-Rodriguez JD, Trejos-Grisales LA, Ramos-Paja CA, Petrone G, Spagnuolo G. A Procedure for Modeling Photovoltaic Arrays under Any Configuration and Shading Conditions. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0724
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Gonzalez Montoya D: Departamento de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellin 050013, Colombia [ORCID]
Bastidas-Rodriguez JD: Escuela de Ingenierías Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Telecomunicaciones, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia [ORCID]
Trejos-Grisales LA: Departamento de Electromecánica y Mecatrónica, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellin 050013, Colombia
Ramos-Paja CA: Departamento de Energía Eléctrica y Automática, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin 050041, Colombia [ORCID]
Petrone G: Department of Information and Electrical Eng. and Applied Mathematics, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy [ORCID]
Spagnuolo G: Department of Information and Electrical Eng. and Applied Mathematics, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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Journal Name
Energies
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11
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4
Article Number
E767
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2018
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2018-03-28
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1996-1073
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