Variation of the performance of a PV panel with the number of bypass diodes and partial shading patterns
Abstract
This paper presents an investigation into the variation of the performance of a PV module under different patterns of partial shading with variation in the number of bypass diodes. The investigation was performed using a MATLAB/Simulink simulation approach, which mitigates the need for complex numerical techniques. The single-diode model of a PV cell was used in the modelling. The performance is assessed in terms of the global maximum power yield and the number of local power peaks in the power-voltage characteristic of the PV module. Results indicate that increasing the number of bypass diodes can improve the energy yield of a module at the expense of increasing the number of local power peaks in the power-voltage curve. It is also found that the latter depends, not only on the pattern of partial shading, but also on its severity.Citation
Ibrahim, H. and Anani, N. (2019) Variation of the performance of a PV panel with the number of bypass diodes and partial shading patterns, 2019 International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET), 26-27 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.Publisher
IEEEAdditional Links
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8882679Type
Conference contributionLanguage
enISBN
9781728123011ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1109/pgsret.2019.8882679
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