Output power variation of different PV array configurations during irradiance transitions caused by moving clouds

Kari Lappalainen and Seppo Valkealahti

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 190, issue C, 902-910

Abstract: This paper presents a study of the output power variation of different photovoltaic (PV) array configurations during irradiance transitions caused by moving clouds. The study was based on velocity and other characteristics of roughly 27,000 irradiance transitions identified in measured irradiance data and conducted using a mathematical model of irradiance transitions and an experimentally verified simulation model of a PV module. The studied electrical PV array configurations were series-parallel, total-cross-tied and multi-string. The different PV array orientations and layouts (physical shapes) of the configurations were also studied.

Keywords: Photovoltaic power generation; Power variation; Partial shading; Irradiance transition; PV array (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.013

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