Partial shading problem solution for solar arrays fed by MPPT via permanent monitoring of individual panels

Pavel Domorad, Moshe Averbukh

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Abstract

Today's PV solar power plants would be unimaginable without Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) electronic scheme increasing significantly energy production. Partial shading of PV panels in a big solar plant including hundreds and thousands those items becomes important problem for MPPT. The results of shading may not be only the proportional diminishing of the total electrical power but that is more seriously the generating multi-extreme power-current (P-I); power-voltage (P-V) curves, disturbing meaningfully the search algorithms of MPPT. Present work proposes the solution for determination of the global maximum position on the operating P-I or P-V curves providing for MPPT algorithm precision information which prevent missteps during optimization procedure. The developed method based on permanent monitoring of PV panels with the subsequent assessment of their solar irradiation and estimation of the global maximum location for the entire group of solar panels.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479959877
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 28th IEEE Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2014 - Eilat, Israel
Duration: 3 Dec 20145 Dec 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2014

Conference

Conference2014 28th IEEE Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2014
Country/TerritoryIsrael
CityEilat
Period3/12/145/12/14

Keywords

  • Global maximum
  • MPPT
  • PV solar plant
  • Partial shading
  • Permanent monitoring

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