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Analysis on Electrical Characteristics of PV Cells considering Ambient Temperature and Irradiance Level

주변온도와 일사량을 고려한 PV Cell의 전기적 특성 분석

  • Park, Hyeonah (Ultrasonic R&D Lab, Durasonic Co.,ltd) ;
  • Kim, Hyosung (Div. of Electrical, Electronic and Control Eng., Kongju National University)
  • Received : 2015.10.21
  • Accepted : 2016.10.04
  • Published : 2016.12.20
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Abstract

When analyzing economic feasibility for installing a PV generation plant at a certain location, the prediction of possible annual power production at the site using the target PV panels should be conducted on the basis of the local weather data provided by a local weather forecasting office. In addition, the prediction of PV generating power under certain weather conditions is useful for fault diagnosis and performance evaluation of PV generation plants during actual operation. This study analyzes PV cell characteristics according to a variety of weather conditions, including ambient temperature and irradiance level. From the analysis and simulation results, this work establishes a proper model that can predict the output characteristics of PV cells under changes in weather conditions.

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