Journal
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
Volume 51, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2021.101934
Keywords
Photovoltaic arrays; Partial shading conditions; Non-symmetrical puzzle; Static reconfiguration; Parity-column index
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61903264]
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This study proposes a systematic static reconfiguration method called the parity-column index to solve the problem of power output decrease in photovoltaic arrays under partial shading conditions. By introducing an odd-even configuration and redefining the shift distance, the disadvantages of the non-symmetrical puzzle arrangement can be improved, and the output characteristics can be enhanced.
The power output of photovoltaic arrays decreases because of mismatch losses when working under partial shading conditions, and various static reconfiguration techniques have been proposed to mitigate these losses. The non-symmetrical puzzle arrangement, as a static reconfiguration strategy proposed earlier, can use simple arithmetic operations to alter the physical location of photovoltaic panels without modifying the total-cross-tied based electrical connections. However, this arrangement has the disadvantage of poor shading effects and is unsuitable for large-size arrays. In this work, by introducing an odd-even configuration and redefining the shift distance, a systematic static reconfiguration method called the parity-column index is proposed to solve these problems. To verify the validity of the output characteristics, a 9 x 9 photovoltaic array output model was built using MATLAB/Simulink, and six shadow patterns were simulated. Furthermore, the proposed arrangements were compared with the total-cross-tied, odd-even, and non-symmetrical puzzle arrangements. The simulation results regarding the global maximum power point, power mismatch losses, percentage power loss, fill factor, and percentage power enhancement were analyzed separately, and the output characteristics of the above array reconfiguration methods were evaluated to verify the superiority of the proposed arrangement.
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