Simulation of photovoltaic power systems and their performance prediction

Author

Rahman, Saifur ; Chowdhury, B.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

3

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

440

Lastpage

446

Abstract

A number of photovoltaic (PV) performance-analysis models are tested for their ability to estimate the AC power output and validated against historical observations from a PV test facility. A method to estimate meteorological parameters is developed for use in PV performance models for predicting future AC power output from a PV test site. Twelve such PV performance models are examined, and the PVFORM system analysis program and lifetime cost and performance models are extensively tested. These two models are tested using the typical meteorological year and the VPI model-generated estimates of long-term data. Performance prediction results are compared against actual observations at a 4 kW PV test facility. Results show that the VPI model-generated data, when used with the PVFORM model, provide the best predictions for AC power output from this 4 kW PV test facility

Keywords

performance evaluation; photovoltaic power systems; power engineering computing; test facilities; 4 kW; AC power output; PV test facility; PVFORM system analysis program; lifetime cost; performance-analysis models; photovoltaic power systems; Meteorology; Parameter estimation; Performance evaluation; Photovoltaic systems; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Predictive models; Solar power generation; Test facilities; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.8048

Filename

8048