Experimental characterization of a thermoelectrical model of photovoltaic modules

Sharif Z. Aljoaba; Aaron M. Cramer; Bruce L. Walcott

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318296

Experimental characterization of a thermoelectrical model of photovoltaic modules

Sharif Z. Aljoaba
, Aaron M. Cramer
, Bruce L. Walcott

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

A better understanding of the factors that affect the performance of the photovoltaic (PV) modules will improve the design, optimization, and development of them. While it is true that the main input power to the PV module is the incident solar irradiance, various optical properties of module materials vary with wavelength. A model capable of predicting this wavelength-specific behavior will allow various filtering approaches to be assessed quantitatively. In previous work, a thermoelectrical model is proposed to study the effects of the individual wavelengths on PV module performance. In this work, a method of characterizing the model is proposed; experiments are conducted on a lab-built monocrystalline silicon PV module. The results of the characterized model are shown to agree with experimental measurements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Pages	3380-3385
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318296
State	Published - 2012
Event	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 - Austin, TX, United States Duration: Jun 3 2012 → Jun 8 2012

Publication series

Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

Conference

Conference	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	6/3/12 → 6/8/12

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

characterization
optimization
photonic wavelength
photovoltaic cells
thermoelectrical modeling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Aljoaba, SZ, Cramer, AM & Walcott, BL 2012, Experimental characterization of a thermoelectrical model of photovoltaic modules. in Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012., 6318296, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 3380-3385, 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012, Austin, TX, United States, 6/3/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318296

Experimental characterization of a thermoelectrical model of photovoltaic modules. / Aljoaba, Sharif Z.; Cramer, Aaron M.; Walcott, Bruce L.
Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012. 2012. p. 3380-3385 6318296 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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