Title :
Electrical and thermal model for PV module temperature evaluation
Author :
Tina, G.M. ; Scrofani, S.
Author_Institution :
DIEES-IDRILAB, Univ. of Catania, Catania
Abstract :
In order to predict either the energy production of photovoltaic (PV) modules or to compare the performance of a real PV system against the optimal one, it is necessary to develop a suitable mathematical model that is able to calculate the PV cells layer temperature as a function of ambient temperature, wind speed, wind direction, total irradiance, and relative humidity. This paper presents an electrical-thermal model, also how the related parameters can be obtained and finally some experimental results concerning its utilization within a direct maximum power point (MPP) algorithm.
Keywords :
humidity; photovoltaic cells; ambient temperature; direct maximum power point algorithm; electrical model; energy production; photovoltaic cell layer temperature; photovoltaic modules; relative humidity; thermal model; total irradiance; wind direction; wind speed; Building integrated photovoltaics; Equivalent circuits; Humidity; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic systems; Power system modeling; Solar power generation; Temperature dependence; Wind forecasting; Wind speed; Circuit modeling; Photovoltaic cell thermal factors; Power measurement; numerical analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 2008. MELECON 2008. The 14th IEEE Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1632-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1633-2
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2008.4618498
