Fault Diagnostic Methodologies for Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plants: A State of the Art Review

Qamar Navid, Ahmed Hassan, Abbas Ahmad Fardoun, Rashad Ramzan and Abdulrahman Alraeesi
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Qamar Navid: Emirates Centre for Energy & Environment Research, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Hassan: Department of Architecture Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
Abbas Ahmad Fardoun: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Al Mareef University, Beirut 1001, Lebanon
Rashad Ramzan: Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Abdulrahman Alraeesi: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-22

Abstract: The worldwide electricity supply network has recently experienced a huge rate of solar photovoltaic penetration. Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems range from smaller custom built-in arrays to larger utility power plants. When the size and share of PV systems in the energy mix increases, the operational complexity and reliability of grid stability also increase. The growing concern about PV plants compared to traditional power plants is the dispersed existence of PV plants with millions of generators (PV panels) spread over kilometers, which increases the possibility of faults occurring and associated risk. As a result, a robust fault diagnosis and mitigation framework remain a key component of PV plants. Various fault monitoring and diagnostic systems are currently being used, defined by calculation of electrical parameters, extracted electrical parameters, artificial intelligence, and thermography. This article explores existing PV fault diagnostic systems in a detailed way and addresses their possible merits and demerits.

Keywords: utility-scale power plants; photovoltaic (PV); monitoring; fault diagnostics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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