In your opinion, what are the key factors that could enable photovoltaic (PV) technology to take the lead as the primary source of electricity generation?
- Increased Research Funding: Should we focus on funding groundbreaking research to drive major technological advancements, making PV systems more reliable, efficient, and practical for large-scale adoption?
- Performance Analysis Across Climates: Or is there a greater need for more studies analyzing PV performance in diverse climatic conditions? Such studies could help optimize the technology’s operation, but they often seem to receive limited attention. This is evident from the relatively modest number of citations such research receives—a trend I’ve observed from my own experience: [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abubaker-Younis-2]
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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Do you think one approach outweighs the other, or are both equally important in shaping the future of PV technology? Let’s discuss and exchange ideas to explore the path forward for renewable energy!
Both increased research funding and performance analysis across diverse climatic conditions are essential for photovoltaic (PV) technology to become the primary source of electricity generation. Funding drives technological advancements, while climate-specific studies optimize system efficiency and adaptability for widespread deployment.
The renewable energy systems and particularly the photovoltaic systems have developed rapidly. However, the photovoltaic energy source is being increasingly recognized as a cost effective power source and a clean renewable energy vector. The photovoltaic panels exhibit a strong nonlinear electrical characteristic. Also, the variable operating conditions can be associated with the weather change.
Hence, the variable nature of solar irradiance and fluctuating load profiles make the operation of photovoltaic power systems a challenge, particularly when they operate in standalone mode. However, the integration of an energy storage system into a power system based on a photovoltaic energy provides an opportunity for better responses of voltage and current, especially during solar irradiance fluctuations and load demand variations. The typical energy storage applied in standalone photovoltaic system is lead acid batteries. Batteries have high energy density, but suffer from a low power density, slow dynamic response and giving low charge/discharge rates. They offer a much higher ratio of energy storage to weight than can a supercapacitor; while on the other hand, supercapacitors can supply much higher currents than batteries.
Supercapacitor has short charging/discharging time and a long cycle life. It is easy to maintain them. They have an high power density. Moreover, the combination of battery and supercapacitor has complementary qualities and provides an excellent solution that can cover a wide range of power and energy requirements. As a result, enhancement of power quality using batteries and supercapacitors is actively pursued in the field of renewable energy and it was demonstrated that this combination has lower battery costs, a general increase in battery life and higher overall system efficiency. This combination was developed successfully in many applications like pure battery-powered electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle and uninterruptible power supply.
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