Photovoltaic (PV) cells energy production limitation leads to make its important operate those panels in the best operating conditions. In addition, sunlight is lower and cell temperature higher, all of which are variables that adversely affect power generation. The potential reduction by one alternative thermal control techniques, phase change material (PCM) installation discussed this article...

To reduce the impact of climate change in form low-carbon developments, innovations sustainable building strategies are imperative. In this regard, performance a double-roof house consisting photovoltaic panel roof (PV) and green (GR) was compared to traditional solar-roof buildings. The synergy between both PV GR systems analysed by numerical simulations physical modelling across four seasons....

This paper addresses an economic study of the installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for residential power generation in Santiago, Chile, based on the different parameters of a PV system, such as efficiency. As a performance indicator, the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) was used, which indicates the benefit of the facility vs. the current cost of electrical energy. In addition, due to ...

In this work, we propose a new control law based on the combination between the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) method and the classical PI controller to extract the maximum power from a photovoltaic PV panel subject to partial shading. The photovoltaic PV panel has a nonlinear PowerVoltage (P-V) characteristic curve which is used in most controllers to find the Maximum Power Point (MPP). In ...

Two impediments that acted globally against the progress and popularity of solar electricity were low efficiency and high price of traditional Silicon photovoltaic (PV) panels. Though mass manufacturing and large scale competition between manufacturers have resulted in per Watt price of about 0.3–0.5 USD, low efficiency of these panels still remains as a major hurdle. Concentrator Photovoltaics...

In this paper, we focus on technical facilities and technologies used at the Johann Gregor Mendel station (James Ross Island, Antarctica) with a special respect to energy sources used for running the station. Construction of the station is evaluated from energy demand and energy loss points of view. Detailed description of main energy sources, i.e. wind turbines, solar thermal panels, and diese...

Recently, there has been increasing concerns over bifacial PV (BPV) modules the conventional monofacial (MPV) owing to their potential add extra electrical energy from rear-side irradiance. However, adding irradiance front-side results in increased nonlinearity of BPV compared MPV modules. Such makes methods unable accurately extract module parameters. In this context, precise determination par...

This work presents a strategy for minimizing active power losses in low-voltage grids, by coordinating the consumption of electric vehicles and power generation from solar panels. We show that minimizing losses, also reduces voltage variations, and illustrate how this may be employed for increasing the number of electric vehicles and photovoltaic systems in the grid without violating grid const...