Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation

For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV designs have been developed and investigated. This...

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Main Authors: Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad, Farooq, Haroon, Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa, Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo, Sellami, Nazmi, Kilpatrick, Ciaran, Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil, Bani, Nurul Aini, Zulkipli, Muhammad
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.18672021-10-18T06:23:37Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1867/ Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad Farooq, Haroon Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo Sellami, Nazmi Kilpatrick, Ciaran Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil Bani, Nurul Aini Zulkipli, Muhammad TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV designs have been developed and investigated. This paper aims at producing a mathematical modelling using MATLAB programme to predict the current-voltage (I-V) and power-voltage (P-V) characteristics of a static CPV. The MATLAB programme could also simulate the angular response of the CPV designs-which has never been explored in the previous literature. In this paper, a CPV known as the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (RADTIRC) was analysed. A specific RADTIRC design that has an acceptance angle of ±40° was investigated in this paper. A mathematical modelling was used to simulate the angular characteristics of the RADTIRC from −50° to 50° with an increment 5°. For any CPV, we propose that the value of opto-electronic gain, Copto-e needs to be included in the mathematical model, which were obtained from experiments. The range of incident angle (±50°) was selected to demonstrate that the RADTIRC is capable of capturing the sun rays within its acceptance angle of ±40°. In each simulation, the I-V and P-V characteristics were produced, and the short circuit current (Isc), the open-circuit voltage (Voc), the maximum power (Pmax), the fill factor (FF) and the opto-electronic gain (Copto-e) were determined and recorded. The results from the simulations were validated via experiments. It was found that the simulation model is able to predict the I-V and P-V characteristics of the RADTIRC as well as its angular response, with the highest error recorded for the Isc, Voc, Pmax, FF and Copto-e was 2.1229%, 5.3913%, 9.9681%, 4.4231% and 0.0000% respectively when compared with the experiment. MDPI 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1867/1/J12296_cfb1821265ad9f8a5f03964e142fab9a.pdf Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad and Farooq, Haroon and Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa and Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo and Sellami, Nazmi and Kilpatrick, Ciaran and Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil and Bani, Nurul Aini and Zulkipli, Muhammad (2021) Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation. Applied science. pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093894
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topic TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
spellingShingle TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad
Farooq, Haroon
Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa
Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo
Sellami, Nazmi
Kilpatrick, Ciaran
Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil
Bani, Nurul Aini
Zulkipli, Muhammad
Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
description For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV designs have been developed and investigated. This paper aims at producing a mathematical modelling using MATLAB programme to predict the current-voltage (I-V) and power-voltage (P-V) characteristics of a static CPV. The MATLAB programme could also simulate the angular response of the CPV designs-which has never been explored in the previous literature. In this paper, a CPV known as the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (RADTIRC) was analysed. A specific RADTIRC design that has an acceptance angle of ±40° was investigated in this paper. A mathematical modelling was used to simulate the angular characteristics of the RADTIRC from −50° to 50° with an increment 5°. For any CPV, we propose that the value of opto-electronic gain, Copto-e needs to be included in the mathematical model, which were obtained from experiments. The range of incident angle (±50°) was selected to demonstrate that the RADTIRC is capable of capturing the sun rays within its acceptance angle of ±40°. In each simulation, the I-V and P-V characteristics were produced, and the short circuit current (Isc), the open-circuit voltage (Voc), the maximum power (Pmax), the fill factor (FF) and the opto-electronic gain (Copto-e) were determined and recorded. The results from the simulations were validated via experiments. It was found that the simulation model is able to predict the I-V and P-V characteristics of the RADTIRC as well as its angular response, with the highest error recorded for the Isc, Voc, Pmax, FF and Copto-e was 2.1229%, 5.3913%, 9.9681%, 4.4231% and 0.0000% respectively when compared with the experiment.
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author Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad
Farooq, Haroon
Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa
Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo
Sellami, Nazmi
Kilpatrick, Ciaran
Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil
Bani, Nurul Aini
Zulkipli, Muhammad
author_facet Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad
Farooq, Haroon
Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa
Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo
Sellami, Nazmi
Kilpatrick, Ciaran
Muhtazaruddin, Mohd Nabil
Bani, Nurul Aini
Zulkipli, Muhammad
author_sort Sukki, Firdaus Muhammad
title Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
title_short Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
title_full Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
title_fullStr Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
title_full_unstemmed Mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
title_sort mathematical modelling of a static concentrating photovoltaic: simulation and experimental validation
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1867/1/J12296_cfb1821265ad9f8a5f03964e142fab9a.pdf
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