Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation
For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV designs have been developed and investigated. This pa...
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| author | Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki Haroon Farooq Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar Jorge Alfredo Ardila-Rey Nazmi Sellami Ciaran Kilpatrick Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin Nurul Aini Bani Muhammad Zulkipli |
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| description | For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV designs have been developed and investigated. This paper aims at producing a mathematical modelling using MATLAB programme to predict the current-voltage (I-V) and power-voltage (P-V) characteristics of a static CPV. The MATLAB programme could also simulate the angular response of the CPV designs-which has never been explored in the previous literature. In this paper, a CPV known as the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (RADTIRC) was analysed. A specific RADTIRC design that has an acceptance angle of ±40° was investigated in this paper. A mathematical modelling was used to simulate the angular characteristics of the RADTIRC from −50° to 50° with an increment 5°. For any CPV, we propose that the value of opto-electronic gain, C<sub>opto-e</sub> needs to be included in the mathematical model, which were obtained from experiments. The range of incident angle (±50°) was selected to demonstrate that the RADTIRC is capable of capturing the sun rays within its acceptance angle of ±40°. In each simulation, the I-V and P-V characteristics were produced, and the short circuit current (I<sub>sc</sub>), the open-circuit voltage (V<sub>oc</sub>), the maximum power (P<sub>max</sub>), the fill factor (FF) and the opto-electronic gain (C<sub>opto-e</sub>) were determined and recorded. The results from the simulations were validated via experiments. It was found that the simulation model is able to predict the I-V and P-V characteristics of the RADTIRC as well as its angular response, with the highest error recorded for the I<sub>sc</sub>, V<sub>oc</sub>, P<sub>max</sub>, FF and C<sub>opto-e</sub> was 2.1229%, 5.3913%, 9.9681%, 4.4231% and 0.0000% respectively when compared with the experiment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c12a01e58754873868808434405345c2023-11-21T17:07:22ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-04-01119389410.3390/app11093894Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental ValidationFirdaus Muhammad-Sukki0Haroon Farooq1Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar2Jorge Alfredo Ardila-Rey3Nazmi Sellami4Ciaran Kilpatrick5Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin6Nurul Aini Bani7Muhammad Zulkipli8School of Engineering & the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH10 5DT, UKElectrical Engineering RCET, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54890, Punjab, PakistanRenewable Energy Research Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Section, British Malaysian Institute, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sungai Pusu, Selangor 53100, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago de Chile 8940000, ChileSchool of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, The Sir Ian Wood Building, Riverside East, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7GJ, UKSchool of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, The Sir Ian Wood Building, Riverside East, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7GJ, UKRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, MalaysiaRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, MalaysiaFaculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM1, Jalan Panchor, Pagoh, Johor 84600, MalaysiaFor the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV designs have been developed and investigated. This paper aims at producing a mathematical modelling using MATLAB programme to predict the current-voltage (I-V) and power-voltage (P-V) characteristics of a static CPV. The MATLAB programme could also simulate the angular response of the CPV designs-which has never been explored in the previous literature. In this paper, a CPV known as the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (RADTIRC) was analysed. A specific RADTIRC design that has an acceptance angle of ±40° was investigated in this paper. A mathematical modelling was used to simulate the angular characteristics of the RADTIRC from −50° to 50° with an increment 5°. For any CPV, we propose that the value of opto-electronic gain, C<sub>opto-e</sub> needs to be included in the mathematical model, which were obtained from experiments. The range of incident angle (±50°) was selected to demonstrate that the RADTIRC is capable of capturing the sun rays within its acceptance angle of ±40°. In each simulation, the I-V and P-V characteristics were produced, and the short circuit current (I<sub>sc</sub>), the open-circuit voltage (V<sub>oc</sub>), the maximum power (P<sub>max</sub>), the fill factor (FF) and the opto-electronic gain (C<sub>opto-e</sub>) were determined and recorded. The results from the simulations were validated via experiments. It was found that the simulation model is able to predict the I-V and P-V characteristics of the RADTIRC as well as its angular response, with the highest error recorded for the I<sub>sc</sub>, V<sub>oc</sub>, P<sub>max</sub>, FF and C<sub>opto-e</sub> was 2.1229%, 5.3913%, 9.9681%, 4.4231% and 0.0000% respectively when compared with the experiment.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/3894solar photovoltaicconcentrating photovoltaicsimulationexperiment |
| spellingShingle | Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki Haroon Farooq Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar Jorge Alfredo Ardila-Rey Nazmi Sellami Ciaran Kilpatrick Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin Nurul Aini Bani Muhammad Zulkipli Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation Applied Sciences solar photovoltaic concentrating photovoltaic simulation experiment |
| title | Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation |
| title_full | Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation |
| title_fullStr | Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation |
| title_short | Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation |
| title_sort | mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic simulation and experimental validation |
| topic | solar photovoltaic concentrating photovoltaic simulation experiment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/3894 |
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