Chapter 4: Solar cell arrays, PV modules and PV generators.

 

 

 
     
  Summary  
 
        This chapter describes the association of solar cells to form arrays, PV standard modules and PV generators. The properties of series and parallel connection of solar cells are first described and the role played by bypass diodes is illustrated. Conversion of a PV Module standard characteristics to arbitrary conditions of irradiance and temperature is described and more general or behavioural Pspice models are used for modules and generators extending the solar cell models described in chapter 3.
  
  PSpice Files  
 
FILE NAME
DESCRIPTION
SECTION
INCLUDES
FIGURES

series.cir

 I(V) curve of two solar cells in series.
4.2.1
cell_2.lib
4.2, 4.3, 4.4

bypass.cir

 I(V) curve of 12 solar cells in series with bypass diode.
4.2.3
Example 4.1
cell_2.lib
4.6, 4.7

Shunt2.cir

 I(V) curve of two solar cells in parallel.
4.3
cell_2.lib
4.8

example4_2.cir

 Effects of shadow in parallel solar cells (case A).
Example 4.2
cell_2.lib
4.9

example4_2b.cir

 Effects of shadow in parallel solar cells (case B).
Example 4.2
cell_2.lib
4.9
module_1.lib PV module subcircuit.
4.4
 
4.10
module_1.cir PV module circuit to plot I(V) curve.
4.4, 4.7
module_1.lib
4.11, 4.15
module_conv.cir PV module conversion to arbitrary values of irradiance and temperature.
4.5.1
Example 4.3
module_1.lib
 
module_beh.lib Behavioural PV module model.
4.6
 
4.13
module_beh.cir Computes the I(V) plots using the behavioural model.
4.6
module_beh.lib
4.14
6x3_array.cir PV series parallel array with the same irradiance.
4.8
cell_2.lib
 
shadow.cir Same as 6x3_array.cir with some cells shadowed.
Example 4.5
 
4.16, 4.17
generator_beh.lib Model for a generator of parallel-series association of PV modules.
4.9
 
4.19
generator_beh.cir Circuit file to simulate the I(V) curves of a generator.
4.9
Generator_beh.lib
 
 
     
 

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