TY - GEN
T1 - Field measurements of transient effects in photovoltaic panels and its importance in the design of maximum power point trackers
AU - Serna, Rodrigo J.
AU - Pierquet, Brandon J.
AU - Santiago, Juan
AU - Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C.N.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper describes the implementation of an experimental setup to capture the dynamic behavior of photovoltaic (PV) modules at significantly higher sample rates than what has previously been done. The data helps guide the design of maximum power point tracker (MPPT) algorithms, particularly as it pertains to tracking speed and accuracy. We present data that illustrates the dynamic behavior of PV modules for various cloud coverage and weather situations. In addition, we perform analysis on the collected data to illustrate the frequency of rapid transient changes in PV output power due to fast moving clouds and other sources of shading, all of which are essential for evaluating the speed/accuracy trade-off in any MPPT converter.
AB - This paper describes the implementation of an experimental setup to capture the dynamic behavior of photovoltaic (PV) modules at significantly higher sample rates than what has previously been done. The data helps guide the design of maximum power point tracker (MPPT) algorithms, particularly as it pertains to tracking speed and accuracy. We present data that illustrates the dynamic behavior of PV modules for various cloud coverage and weather situations. In addition, we perform analysis on the collected data to illustrate the frequency of rapid transient changes in PV output power due to fast moving clouds and other sources of shading, all of which are essential for evaluating the speed/accuracy trade-off in any MPPT converter.
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U2 - 10.1109/APEC.2013.6520726
DO - 10.1109/APEC.2013.6520726
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879363674
SN - 9781467343541
T3 - Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
SP - 3005
EP - 3010
BT - 2013 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013
T2 - 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013
Y2 - 17 March 2013 through 21 March 2013
ER -