Overview of connection topologies for grid-connected PV systems

Author

Abdel-Gawad, H. ; Sood, Vijay K.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Technol. (UOIT), Oshawa, ON, Canada

fYear

2014

fDate

4-7 May 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of grid connected Photovoltaic (PV) systems and their inverters. First, the components of the PV systems and recent research activities regarding these components are discussed. Then, a PV array model, based on the Shockley diode equation, is introduced and a typical 60 W solar panel is modeled with Matlab script file using important solar characteristics in relations to temperature and irradiance and how the open circuit voltage is affected are depicted. Moreover, the connection topologies of PV systems are explored. Finally, standards to design and installation practices of grid connected PV systems are explained.

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; power grids; solar power stations; Matlab script file modeling; PV array model; Shockley diode equation; connection topologies; grid-connected photovoltaic systems; open circuit voltage; power 60 W; solar panel; Arrays; Inverters; Mathematical model; Maximum power point trackers; Semiconductor diodes; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2014 IEEE 27th Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Toronto, ON

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3099-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.2014.6901154

Filename

6901154