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Shivananda Pukhrem*
*shivananda.pukhrem@yahoo.com,196409@student.pwr.wroc.pl
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Program: Renewable Energy System
Wroclaw University of Technology, 27 Wybrzee Wyspiaskiego St., 50-370 Wrocaw, Poland
Abstract A circuit based simulation model for a PV cell for estimating the IV characteristic
curves of photovoltaic panel with respect to changes on environmental parameters (temperature
and irradiance) and cell parameters (parasitic resistance and ideality factor).This paper could be
used to analyze in the development of MPPT (maximum power point tracking) algorithm. Using a
Shockley diode equation, an accurate simulink PV panel model is developed. 60W Solarex MSX60
PV panel is chosen for evaluating the developed model.
Index TermsPhotovoltaic (PV), Shockley diode, irradiance, Matlab/Simulink, IV and PV curves and MPPT.
I. Introduction
Renewable energy resources have become a
hot topic for the past two decades. Many
research institutions have dedicated their
time to harness the optimum power from it
[1]. In case of PV plant, the optimum
efficiency is affected mainly by three
factors: the efficiency of the PV panel (in
commercial PV panels it is between 8-15
%[2]), the efficiency of the inverter (9598%[3]) and the efficiency of the maximum
power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm
(which is over 98%[4]).Improving the
efficiency of panels and inverter is not easy
as it depends on the technology availability
and expenses, however improving the MPPT
algorithm is an inexpensive way. This paper
allows a researcher to develop a better
MPPT algorithm by understanding the PV
panel behavior under different conditions
(environmental as well as the cell
parameters).
II. The Physics of Photovoltaic cell
A simple solar cell consist of solid state p-n
junction fabricated from a semiconductor
3.
(3)
4.
(4)
5.
(5)
6.
(6)
7.
(7)
8.
(8)
Temperature dependence
photo current Iph.
of
the
(1)
2.
(2)
Environmental
parameters
(temperature and irradiance): The
influence of the cell temperature T
and the ambient irradiation G on the
cell characteristics can be obtained
from the model equations. From
equation (7) photo current
(A) is
a function of the ambient irradiation
G (W/ ) and from equation (2) cell
temperature
(K) is linear
decrease
of
the
. At
STC
(Standard Test Condition, G= 1
kW/m at spectral distribution of AM
=1.5;
= 25C)
=
from (7)
which is the greatest current, since
= 25C for all test conditions.
From (7) as G increases the
increases but from (2) as the
increases the
decreases.
Influence of , which is the change
in panel
per C at temperatures
other than 25C, in (7) is greater
when
changes from
(=25C).
ii.
After changing ,
and n
different results are obtained. Prior to
simulation, some predefined specification
are obtained for Solarex MSX-60 from [13]
and is shown in Table.1
Also some calculated data for Solarex MSX60[13] which is important for evaluating
with simulated model is shown in Table.2
Under STC with Rp=360 ohm and diff. parasitic series resistor(Rs)
4
Rs=0 ohm
Rs=0.18 ohm
Rs=0.36 ohm
Rs=0.54 ohm
Rs=0.72 ohm
3.5
Current A
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
10
15
20
25
Volatge V
Under STC with Rp=360 ohm and diff. parasitic shunt resistor(Rp)
4
G=800 W/m2
3.5
3
G=400 W/m2
G=200 W/m2
Current A
2.5
Current A
G=600 W/m2
2.5
2
1.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
Rp=5 ohm
Rp=10 ohm
Rp=50 ohm
Rp=360 ohm
Rp=1000 ohm
3.5
10
15
20
10
15
20
25
Volatge V
25
Volatge V
Top=0C
Top=25C
Top=50C
Top=75C
Top=100C
3.5
2.5
3
2.5
Current A
Current A
1.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
10
15
20
Volatge V
25
n=1.18
n=1.36
n=1.54
n=1.72
n=1.90
3.5
10
15
Volatge V
20
25
IV. Conclusion
VI. References
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