Forecasting photovoltaic array power production subject to mismatch losses

• Published in: Solar energy Vol. 84; no. 7; pp. 1301 - 1309
• Main Authors: Picault, D., Raison, B., Bacha, S., de la Casa, J., Aguilera, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2010; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: ACCURACY; Applied sciences; Arrays; CONFIGURATION; Electric power; Energy; Engineering Sciences; Environmental conditions; Equipments, installations and applications; Exact sciences and technology; FORECASTING; Interconnection scheme; Interconnection schemes; Interconnections; Mathematical models; Measurement; Mismatch losses; Modules; Natural energy; Photovoltaic array modelling; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic conversion; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS; Photovoltaics; POWER GENERATION; POWER LOSSES; Power plants; POWER RANGE 01-10 KW; SHADING; SIMULATION; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; Solar cells; Solar collectors; SOLAR ENERGY; Solar power generation; Interconnection scheme; Mismatch losses; Photovoltaic array modelling; Interconnection; Power production; Photovoltaic array; Power losses; Photovoltaic system; Modeling; Shadowing; Forecasting; Operating conditions

The development of photovoltaic (PV) energy throughout the world this last decade has brought to light the presence of module mismatch losses in most PV applications. Such power losses, mainly occasioned by partial shading of arrays and differences in PV modules, can be reduced by changing module in...