When you see the PV cell model you notice shunt resistance which can be load consuming energy. During night there could be consuming enegy but the system designed to disconnect the such reverse power flow.
if P.V. panel is connected to the network by an inverter ,one should adjust the power angle of the inverter to be lead with respect to connected bus. when this angle is lag ,it will consume the power.
for a cell ,it consumes power when it is in the shade.
The answer, to the best of my knowledge, is no. In reality, diodes ensure no current backflow when the bus voltage is higher than the voltage generated by the MPPT or PV array. However, MPPT with a Boost converter may be a solution.
Yes, a photovoltaic panel (PV panel) with a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller can act as a load and consume real power in a power system.
A PV panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity using the photovoltaic effect. When the PV panel is connected to an electrical circuit, it will generate a current and voltage that can be used to power devices or to be fed back into the power grid.
An MPPT controller is a device that is used to optimize the operation of a PV panel by tracking the maximum power point (MPP) of the panel. The MPP is the point on the panel's current-voltage curve at which the panel generates the maximum amount of power. The MPPT controller adjusts the load on the panel to maintain the panel at or near the MPP, which helps to maximize the power output of the panel.
When a PV panel with an MPPT controller is connected to a power system, it can act as a load and consume real power from the system. The amount of power consumed by the PV panel will depend on the size of the panel, the intensity of the sunlight, and the load on the panel. The MPPT controller will adjust the load on the panel to maintain the panel at or near the MPP, and the panel will consume real power from the system to meet this load.
It is important to note that the power output of a PV panel can be variable and dependent on the weather and other environmental factors, and it may not always be possible to maintain the panel at the MPP. In some cases, the panel may consume less power than it generates, in which case it can act as a source of power for the system.
From a practical standpoint, the Photovoltaic (PV) panel with an MPPT controller cannot act as a load. More precisely, in the PV panel, when the DC-link voltage is higher than the MPP voltage, diodes becomes reverse bias and thus, prevents the flow of current in reverse or backward direction.
Note that the PV panel is a DC source and its output predominantly depends on solar irradiance and temperature. Therefore, a maximum power point tracker is required to harvest the maximum power under equal and unequal solar irradiance conditions. Note that, the MPPT is typically realized by either a DC-DC converter or inverter. Based on this premise, if the load is not connected to the converter then a small amount of power is utilized to compensate for the energy loss caused due to the commutation of switches. In a nutshell, the PV panel with an MPPT controller cannot consume real power as there is no load connected to it.
To my understanding it is no because diodes ensure no current backflow when the bus voltage is higher than the voltage generated by the MPPT or PV array.