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Aim of Experiment:
Study of an equivalent model of a PV cell and its I-V and P-V characteristic under uniform
solar insolation.
Objective:
To design an equivalent model of a PV cell
To obtain I-V and P-V characteristic of a PV array under uniform solar insolation
Circuit Diagram:
I pv I m I sh
V I pv Rs
I sh
Rp
Im I g Id
G
I g I g , n K1 T
Gn
Where I d is the diode current given by
(V I pv Rs
I d I 0 exp 1
vt n
I sc ,n K I T
I0
V K v T
exp oc ,n 1
aVt
N s kT
vt
q
(V I pv Rs V I pv Rs
I pv Ig I0 exp 1
vt n Rp
Description and values of different parameters mentioned above are given in the following
table.
By varying the load from zero to open circuit voltage of the PV array, I-V characteristic
curve can be obtained.
Simulation Diagram:
3
PV array current(A)
G2=800W/m2
2 G3=600W/m2
G4=400W/m2
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
PV array voltage(V)
180
160 Maximum
G1=1000W/m2 power points
140
G2=800W/m2
PV array power(W)
120
100 G3=600W/m2
80 G4=1000W/m2
60
40
20
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
PV array voltage(V)