Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1551296 Solar Energy 2012 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

Reconfigurable architectures are of great interest to system designers to improve the system’s operation and efficiency. In this paper, we propose an adaptive utility interactive photovoltaic (PV) system based on a novel Flexible Switch array Matrix topology. This proposed system maximizes the generated power in real-time in response to operational conditions such as shading, soiling, mismatches, and module failure among others. The proposed system is a compromise in the utilization of power conditioning equipment to maximize energy capture and system efficiency. Simulation results demonstrate an average 13% improvement in efficiency when compared with the central inverter topology performance. A prototype system has been designed and tested. The experimental results validate the proposed topology and its benefits for a wide range of applications.

► Developed an adaptive photovoltaic system to decrease the electrical mismatching losses. ► We modeled the system configurations and generated results/diagrams. ► Performed practical Experiments using prototypes and existing PV systems. ► Performed efficiency improvement study of the adaptive systems vs. traditional system.

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