Open AccessNew PV Metrology for performance appraisal of PolySilicon PV Modules in Eastern Indian climatic Zone
Author(s) -
Debasish Majumdar,
Sudipta Basu Pal,
Rajiv Ganguly
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
renewable energy and power quality journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2172-038X
DOI - 10.24084/repqj19.288
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , insolation , environmental science , plotter , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , geology , operating system , climatology
An appropriate number of series-connected supercapacitors (SC) forming an SC bank has been used for the first time as the load to PV generators in course of their electrical characterization. Exhaustive estimates of standard PV parameters along with figures of merits like Fill-factor(FF) and performance ratio(PR) have yielded consistent results under naturally varying levels of insolation and ambient temperature prevalent in West Bengal of India. Regression analysis of selected PV parameters has indicated values above 0.997 for poly-Si PV modules which currently constitute the only essential building blocks for PV arrays in the Indian subcontinent. Work is in progress for the adoption of this simple, user-friendly, and easily scalable I-V plotter in PV Indian industries and field trials.