The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations
One of the most important causes of a reduction in power generation in PV panels is the non-uniform aging of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The increase in the current–voltage (I–V) mismatch among the array modules is the primary cause of this kind of degradation. There have been several array configura...
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| author | Al Mansur, Ahmed Amin, Md. Ruhul Hossain Lipu, Molla Shahadat Islam, Md. Imamul Ashique, Ratil H. Shams, Zubaeer Ul Haq, Mohammad Asif Maruf, Md Hasan Shihavuddin, A.S.M. |
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| description | One of the most important causes of a reduction in power generation in PV panels is the non-uniform aging of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The increase in the current–voltage (I–V) mismatch among the array modules is the primary cause of this kind of degradation. There have been several array configurations investigated over the years to reduce mismatch power loss (MPL) caused by shadowing, but there have not been any experimental studies that have specifically examined the impact of various hybrid array topologies taking PV module aging into consideration. This research examines the influence of the non-uniform aging scenario on the performance of solar PV modules with various interconnection strategies. Experiments have been carried out on a 4 × 10, 400 W array with 12 possible configurations, including three proposed configurations (LD-TCT, SP-LD, and LD-SP), to detect the electrical characteristics of a PV system. Finally, the performances of different module configurations are analyzed where the newly proposed configurations (SP-LD and LD-SP) show 15.80% and 15.94% higher recoverable energy (RE), respectively, than the most-adopted configuration (SP). Moreover, among the twelve configurations, the SP configuration shows the highest percentage of MPL, which is about 17.96%, whereas LD-SP shows the lowest MPL at about 4.88%. |
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| spelling | UMPir407632024-03-26T03:28:32Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40763/ The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations Al Mansur, Ahmed Amin, Md. Ruhul Hossain Lipu, Molla Shahadat Islam, Md. Imamul Ashique, Ratil H. Shams, Zubaeer Ul Haq, Mohammad Asif Maruf, Md Hasan Shihavuddin, A.S.M. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering One of the most important causes of a reduction in power generation in PV panels is the non-uniform aging of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The increase in the current–voltage (I–V) mismatch among the array modules is the primary cause of this kind of degradation. There have been several array configurations investigated over the years to reduce mismatch power loss (MPL) caused by shadowing, but there have not been any experimental studies that have specifically examined the impact of various hybrid array topologies taking PV module aging into consideration. This research examines the influence of the non-uniform aging scenario on the performance of solar PV modules with various interconnection strategies. Experiments have been carried out on a 4 × 10, 400 W array with 12 possible configurations, including three proposed configurations (LD-TCT, SP-LD, and LD-SP), to detect the electrical characteristics of a PV system. Finally, the performances of different module configurations are analyzed where the newly proposed configurations (SP-LD and LD-SP) show 15.80% and 15.94% higher recoverable energy (RE), respectively, than the most-adopted configuration (SP). Moreover, among the twelve configurations, the SP configuration shows the highest percentage of MPL, which is about 17.96%, whereas LD-SP shows the lowest MPL at about 4.88%. MDPI 2023 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40763/1/The%20Effects%20of%20Non-Uniformly-Aged%20Photovoltaic%20Array%20on%20Mismatch%20Power%20Loss%20A%20Practical%20Investigation%20towards%20Novel.pdf Al Mansur, Ahmed and Amin, Md. Ruhul and Hossain Lipu, Molla Shahadat and Islam, Md. Imamul and Ashique, Ratil H. and Shams, Zubaeer and Ul Haq, Mohammad Asif and Maruf, Md Hasan and Shihavuddin, A.S.M. (2023) The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations. Sustainability, 15 (17). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2071-1050. (Published) https://doi.org/10.3390/su151713153 10.3390/su151713153 |
| spellingShingle | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Al Mansur, Ahmed Amin, Md. Ruhul Hossain Lipu, Molla Shahadat Islam, Md. Imamul Ashique, Ratil H. Shams, Zubaeer Ul Haq, Mohammad Asif Maruf, Md Hasan Shihavuddin, A.S.M. The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations |
| title | The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations |
| title_full | The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations |
| title_short | The Effects of Non-Uniformly-Aged Photovoltaic Array on Mismatch Power Loss: A Practical Investigation towards Novel Hybrid Array Configurations |
| title_sort | effects of non uniformly aged photovoltaic array on mismatch power loss a practical investigation towards novel hybrid array configurations |
| topic | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40763/1/The%20Effects%20of%20Non-Uniformly-Aged%20Photovoltaic%20Array%20on%20Mismatch%20Power%20Loss%20A%20Practical%20Investigation%20towards%20Novel.pdf |
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