Title :
A novel temperature estimation method for solar cells
Author :
Farivar, Ghias ; Asaei, Behzad ; Haghdadi, Navid ; Iman-Eini, Hossein
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
In this paper, an effective approach for estimating the operating temperature of a photovoltaic (PV) module is presented. The developed method is simple and does not need any additional hardware. The proposed approach uses an analytical formula to derive the temperature from the maximum power point (MPP) voltage and current. The effectiveness of the new method is investigated through some conducted simulations in MATLAB/Simulink environment and its validity is verified by experiment on REC-AE220 solar modules.
Keywords :
solar cells; MATLAB-Simulink environment; REC-AE220 solar modules; maximum power point current; maximum power point voltage; photovoltaic module; solar cells; temperature estimation method; Arrays; Estimation; Integrated circuit modeling; Radiation effects; Resistance; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; MPPT; PV; Solar Cell Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), 2011 2nd
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-422-0
DOI :
10.1109/PEDSTC.2011.5742443
