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The Condition of Photovoltaic Modules under Random Operation Parameters

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  • Grzegorz Trzmiel

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland)

  • Jaroslaw Jajczyk

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland)

  • Ewa Kardas-Cinal

    (Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Koszalin University of Technology, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland)

  • Waldemar Wozniak

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zielona Gora, 65-001 Zielona Gora, Poland)

  • Konrad Lewczuk

    (Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The paper presents an original method underlying an efficient tool for assessing the condition of photovoltaic (PV) modules, in particular, those made of amorphous cells. Significantly random changes in operational parameters characterize amorphous cell operation and cause them to be challenging to test, especially in working conditions. To develop the method, the authors modified the residual method with incorporated histograms. The proposed method has been verified through experiments that show the usefulness of the proposed approach. It significantly minimizes the risk of false diagnostic information in assessing the condition of photovoltaic modules. Based on the proposed methods, the inference results confirm the effectiveness of the concept for evaluating the degree of failure of the photovoltaic module described in the paper.

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  • Grzegorz Trzmiel & Jaroslaw Jajczyk & Ewa Kardas-Cinal & Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski & Waldemar Wozniak & Konrad Lewczuk, 2021. "The Condition of Photovoltaic Modules under Random Operation Parameters," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-18, December.
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