I am writing my thesis at Energy Campus, Nürnberg, Germany, on the Investigation of energy potential of OPV devices. As a part of my thesis, I want to simulate the energy yield of OPV for a year. I am trying to make my model based on
Huld, Thomas & Friesen, Gabi & Skoczek, Artur & Kenny, Robert & Sample, Tony & Field, Michael & Dunlop, Ewan. (2011). A power-rating model for crystalline silicon PV modules. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells - SOLAR ENERG MATER SOLAR CELLS. 95. 3359-3369. 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.026.
But I could not find the algorithm he has used in it.
I would like to know your suggestions to pursue my thesis
Dear Kaushik,
You need to get the solar irradiation as a function for time for one year. You can get this INSOLATION G data from the nearest meteorological stations.
You can get also the environmental temperature.
Having this data then you can express them in terms of AM1.5 and T=300K where the standard test conditions are made. Then you can assess the solar modules output power as function of the (G and T).
These performance curves can be in form of look up tables or analytical formulas.
Now you can get Pout the out power every one hour.
Having G, T and Pout(G,T) you can get the output power profile as a function of time.
To get the total generated energy in one year you need to integrate the power profile curve among the year.
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Thank you for your response. Could you explain it a bit more.
I am trying to simulate in MATLAB.
Dear Kaushik Senguttuvan
Welcome again!
What is available for you to calculate the harvested solar energy in one year?
- You have the sun radiation profile every one hour.
This can be obtained from the meteorological stations nearing your site.
- You need to know the temperature of the environment along the planned time
you can get it also from the same sation.
- You need the standard test results of your modules
Vocs, Iscs, Vms, Ims and Pos at AM1.5 radiations.
- The steps for calculating the the out[put energy in one year is
- Convert your INSOLATION G profiles in units of AM1.5 by dividing the INSOLATION by 100 mw/cm^2, G/ Gs= Gr
- Calculate P0= Posx Gr
- Take the effect of temperature into consideration
Po (T)= P0 (1 +alpha (T-Ts))
search for alpha in the literature or calculate it.
-The last step is integrate P0(T0 across one you to get the yield of your system.
For getting alpha please follow the mode in given in the paper at the link:Article Enhancing the maximum power point tracking techniques for ph...
Best wishes
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