Analytical Modeling of Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Systems

Mohammadmehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Saad Mekhilef, Rasoul Rahmani, Rubiyah Yusof and Ehsan Taslimi Renani
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Mohammadmehdi Seyedmahmoudian: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Saad Mekhilef: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Rasoul Rahmani: Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Rubiyah Yusof: Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Ehsan Taslimi Renani: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

Energies, 2013, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: As of today, the considerable influence of select environmental variables, especially irradiance intensity, must still be accounted for whenever discussing the performance of a solar system. Therefore, an extensive, dependable modeling method is required in investigating the most suitable Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) method under different conditions. Following these requirements, MATLAB-programmed modeling and simulation of photovoltaic systems is presented here, by focusing on the effects of partial shading on the output of the photovoltaic (PV) systems. End results prove the reliability of the proposed model in replicating the aforementioned output characteristics in the prescribed setting. The proposed model is chosen because it can, conveniently, simulate the behavior of different ranges of PV systems from a single PV module through the multidimensional PV structure.

Keywords: photovoltaic system; partial shading; multidimensional configuration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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