Photovoltaic Array Reconfiguration Strategy for Maximization of Energy Production
Author(s) -
Paula dos Santos Vicente,
Tales Cleber Pimenta,
Ênio Roberto Ribeiro
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of photoenergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1687-529X
pISSN - 1110-662X
DOI - 10.1155/2015/592383
Subject(s) - control reconfiguration , photovoltaic system , maximization , computer science , shading , series and parallel circuits , energy (signal processing) , series (stratigraphy) , minification , mathematical optimization , topology (electrical circuits) , embedded system , electrical engineering , mathematics , engineering , voltage , paleontology , statistics , computer graphics (images) , biology , programming language
This paper presents a dynamic reconfiguration method for electrical connections in a Series-Parallel connected photovoltaic array under partial shading conditions. It is desirable to extract the maximum energy from the array, but it does not occur in situations where the modules have different points of operation caused by shading. The proposed method is then characterized by the maintenance of the PV array dimensions, that is; no module is removed or added to the array. Furthermore, the control algorithm is based on the Rough Sets Theory, which allows the fast and efficient implementation of a control system, comprising rules that identify the system optimal configuration
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