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Performance Study of Solar PV System with Bifacial PV Modules

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Smart Energy and Advancement in Power Technologies

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Bifacial photovoltaic (PV) is regarded as a promising technology due to its potential to attain higher annual energy yield compared to conventional PV systems. Higher annual energy yield is a significant factor resulting in reduced balance of system (BOS) costs, thereby achieving lower levelized cost of energy (LCOE). In this paper, a solar PV system with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller is presented and discussed. The single diode model of a bifacial PV module based on its mathematical equations is developed in MATLAB. This model can be utilized to analyze and validate the performance of any commercially available bifacial PV module. A standalone PV system consisting of bifacial PV module, DC–DC buck converter, and perturb and observe (P&O) MPPT controller is built and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment. A detailed analysis of the performance of PV module and the system for different conditions are validated by obtained simulation results.

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Abbreviations

A :

Diode ideality factor (1.2)

D :

Duty cycle

F :

Switching Frequency (kHz)

G :

Irradiance (W/m2)

G f :

Front irradiance (W/m2)

G nom :

Nominal irradiance (1 kW/m2)

G r :

Rear irradiance (W/m2)

I :

Net current of a PV cell (A)

I mpp :

Maximum output current (A)

I o :

Output current (A)

I ph :

Photo-generated current (A)

I s :

Saturation current of diode (A)

I sc :

Short circuit current (A)

k :

Boltzmann const. (1.38e−23 J/K)

K i :

Temperature coefficient of Isc

N s :

Number of modules in series

P front :

Front-side power (W)

P max :

Peak power of module (Wp)

P mpp :

Maximum output power (W)

P rear :

Rear side power

q :

Charge of an electron (1.6e−19 C)

R s :

Series resistance (Ω)

T c :

Cell temperature (°C)

T r :

Reference temperature (25 °C)

V i :

Input voltage (V)

V mpp :

Maximum output voltage (V)

V o :

Output voltage (V)

V oc :

Open-circuit voltage (V)

ΔIL:

Inductor ripple current (%)

ΔVo:

Output voltage ripple (%)

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Gadong A, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam

    Kiran Jose, S. Sheik Mohammed & O. Mohammed Mansoor

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Jose, K., Sheik Mohammed, S., Mohammed Mansoor, O. (2023). Performance Study of Solar PV System with Bifacial PV Modules. In: Namrata, K., Priyadarshi, N., Bansal, R.C., Kumar, J. (eds) Smart Energy and Advancement in Power Technologies. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 926. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4971-5_48

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