Comparative analysis of series and parallel photovoltaic arrays under partial shading conditions

Author

de Oliveira Reiter, R.D. ; Michels, Leandro ; Pinheiro, J.R. ; Reiter, R.A. ; Oliveira, S.V.G. ; Peres, Angela

Author_Institution

Grupo de Eletron. de Potencia e Controle (GEPOC), Univ. Fed. de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

5-7 Nov. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative analysis among different arrays of photovoltaic (PV) modules under partial shading conditions. This scenario is typical of a residential area where partial shading can occur due to trees or neighbor buildings. The main objective is to evaluate the power extraction under partial shading in parallel and series PV modules arrays, and compare the results. Simulation and experimental results are presented to validate the proposed analysis.

Keywords

modules; photovoltaic power systems; comparative analysis; neighbor building; partial shading condition; power extraction evaluation; residential area; series PV module array; series photovoltaic module array; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Simulation; Temperature measurement; Voltage measurement; DC-DC converter; Photovoltaic systems; parallel arrangement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications (INDUSCON), 2012 10th IEEE/IAS International Conference on

Conference_Location

Fortaleza

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2412-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INDUSCON.2012.6452791

Filename

6452791