Discrete I-V model for partially shaded PV-arrays

Solar Energy

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-107

  Díaz Dorado, Eloy ^a   Cidrás, José ^a   Carrillo, Camilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Partial shading; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; CURRENTS AND VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; IMPLICIT FUNCTION; NEWTON-RAPHSON ALGORITHM; PARALLEL ASSOCIATION; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ALGORITHM; ARRAY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84896883414     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.037     Document Type: Article

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