Enhanced energy harvesting from rooftop PV array using Block Swap algorithm

Kour, Jasdeep; Shukla, Abhishek

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114691

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“…Improvement in production will result from both increasing the PV panel efficiency and finding the interconnection configuration that maximizes production. Finding the configuration that maximizes energy production is not a static problem in the sense that the optimal configuration may change with time depending on different factors such as partial or total shading or failure/degradation of some panels [8][9][10][11][12]. The PV system layout should provide the maximum power possible and should be flexible enough to keep providing the maximum possible power in case some components fail.…”

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Graph Theory-Based Characterization and Classification of Household Photovoltaics

2021

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With the clear goal of improving photovoltaic (PV) technology performance towards nearly-zero energy buildings, a graph theory-based model that characterizes photovoltaic panel structures is developed. An algorithm to obtain all possible configurations of a given number of PV panels is presented and the results are exposed for structures using 3 to 7 panels. Two different classifications of all obtained structures are carried out: the first one regarding the maximum power they can produce and the second according to their capability to produce energy under a given probability that the solar panels will fail. Finally, both classifications are considered simultaneously through the expected value of power production. This creates structures that are, at the same time, reliable and efficient in terms of production. The parallel associations turn out to be optimal, but some other less expected configurations prove to be rated high.

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