The effect of intermittent solar radiation on the performance of PV systems
McCormick, P.G., and Suehrcke, H. (2018) The effect of intermittent solar radiation on the performance of PV systems. Solar Energy, 171. pp. 667-674.
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Abstract
The effect of the intermittency of solar radiation on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems with battery storage is investigated. A model is developed that enables system energy flows to be simulated with one-minute and hourly solar radiation values. It is found that the variations in solar radiation that occur during partly cloudy conditions can cause significant fluctuations in system currents, particularly battery currents. These fluctuations are readily apparent from simulations using one-minute solar radiation data, but not in simulations carried out with hourly data. The implications of these fluctuations for the lifetime of batteries used in solar PV systems is discussed. Differences in the battery state of charge between minute and hourly simulations can arise during periods of intermittent solar radiation.
| Item ID: | 55989 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1471-1257 |
| Keywords: | Minute solar radiation, Simulation of photovoltaic systems, Battery current fluctuations, Battery lifetime, Battery state of charge |
| Copyright Information: | © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2018 09:40 |
| FoR Codes: | 40 ENGINEERING > 4008 Electrical engineering > 400808 Photovoltaic power systems @ 100% |
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