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Simulators for Designing Energy-Efficient Power Supplies Based on Solar Panels

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  • Oleg Rekutov

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Michail Surkov

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Division for Power and Electrical Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Danil Lyapunov

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia
    School of Energy and Power Engineering, Division for Power and Electrical Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Alexey Muravlev

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Division for Power and Electrical Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Alexandra Pravikova

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Anton Yudintsev

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Victor Rulevskiy

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Oleg Bubnov

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Victor Pchelnikov

    (Research Institute of Automatics and Electromechanics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034 Tomsk, Russia)

Abstract

Boosted interest in highly efficient power supplies based on renewables requires involving simulators during both the designing stage and the testing one. It is especially relevant for the power supplies that operate in the harsh environmental conditions of northern territories and alike. Modern solar panels based on polycrystalline Si and GaAs possess relatively high efficiency and energy output. To save designing time and cost, system developers use simulators for the solar panels coupled with the power converters that stabilize the output parameters and ensure the proper output power quality to supply autonomous objects: namely, private houses, small-power (up to 10 kW) industrial buildings, submersible pumps, and other equipment. It is crucial for the simulator to provide a valid solar panel I-V curve in various modes and under different ambient conditions: namely, the consumed power rating, temperature, solar irradiation, etc. This paper considers a solar panel simulator topology representing one of the state-of-the-art solutions. This solution is based on principles of classical control theory involving a pulse buck converter as an object of control. A mathematical model of the converter was developed. Its realization in MATLAB/Simulink confirmed the adequacy and applicability of both discrete and continuous forms of the model during the design stage. Families of I-V curves for a commercially available solar panel within the temperature range from − 40 to +25 ∘ C were simulated on the model. A prototype of the designed simulator has shown its correspondence to the model in Simulink. The developed simulator allows providing a full-scale simulation of solar panels in various operating modes with the maximum value of the open circuit voltage 60 V and that of the short circuit current 60 A. Issues of statistical processing of experimental data and cognitive visualization of the obtained curves involving the cognitive graphic tool 2-simplex have also been considered within the framework of this research. The simulator designed may serve as a basis for developing a product line of energy-efficient power supplies for autonomous objects based on renewables, including those operating in northern territories.

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  • Oleg Rekutov & Michail Surkov & Danil Lyapunov & Alexey Muravlev & Alexandra Pravikova & Anton Yudintsev & Victor Rulevskiy & Oleg Bubnov & Victor Pchelnikov, 2022. "Simulators for Designing Energy-Efficient Power Supplies Based on Solar Panels," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-22, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:7:p:2480-:d:781303
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