Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions

Determining the operating temperature Tc of photovoltaic panels PV is important in evaluating the actual performance of these systems. In the literature, different correlations exist, in either explicit or implicit forms, which often do not account for the electrical behaviour of panels; in this way...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Ciulla, Valerio Lo Brano, Vincenzo Franzitta, Marco Trapanese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/718315
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Valerio Lo Brano
Vincenzo Franzitta
Marco Trapanese
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description Determining the operating temperature Tc of photovoltaic panels PV is important in evaluating the actual performance of these systems. In the literature, different correlations exist, in either explicit or implicit forms, which often do not account for the electrical behaviour of panels; in this way, estimating Tc is based only on the passive behaviour of the PV. In this paper, the authors propose a new implicit correlation that takes into account the standard weather variables and the electricity production regimes of a PV panel in terms of the proximity to the maximum power points. To validate its reliability, the new correlation was tested on two different PV panels (Sanyo and Kyocera panels) and the results were compared with values obtained from other common correlations already available in the literature. The data show that the quality of the new correlation drastically improves the estimation of the photovoltaic operating temperature.
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spelling doaj-art-465d02c9edbe4443bf68ec4e811459002025-08-20T02:37:48ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/718315718315Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use ConditionsGiuseppina Ciulla0Valerio Lo Brano1Vincenzo Franzitta2Marco Trapanese3DEIM Dipartimento di Energia, Ingegneria dell’Informazione e Modelli Matematici, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 9, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDEIM Dipartimento di Energia, Ingegneria dell’Informazione e Modelli Matematici, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 9, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDEIM Dipartimento di Energia, Ingegneria dell’Informazione e Modelli Matematici, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 9, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDEIM Dipartimento di Energia, Ingegneria dell’Informazione e Modelli Matematici, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 9, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDetermining the operating temperature Tc of photovoltaic panels PV is important in evaluating the actual performance of these systems. In the literature, different correlations exist, in either explicit or implicit forms, which often do not account for the electrical behaviour of panels; in this way, estimating Tc is based only on the passive behaviour of the PV. In this paper, the authors propose a new implicit correlation that takes into account the standard weather variables and the electricity production regimes of a PV panel in terms of the proximity to the maximum power points. To validate its reliability, the new correlation was tested on two different PV panels (Sanyo and Kyocera panels) and the results were compared with values obtained from other common correlations already available in the literature. The data show that the quality of the new correlation drastically improves the estimation of the photovoltaic operating temperature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/718315
spellingShingle Giuseppina Ciulla
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Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions
International Journal of Photoenergy
title Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions
title_full Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions
title_fullStr Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions
title_short Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions
title_sort assessment of the operating temperature of crystalline pv modules based on real use conditions
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/718315
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