The paper discuss about the modelling and electrical characteristics of photovoltaic cell and its array type of construction in matlab-simulink environment at different insolation levels. The photovoltaic module is modelled using the diode electrical characteristic equation. The photovoltaic cell is analysed by voltage input and current input modules, The voltage and current input photovoltaic modules are simulated with different insolation values by varying the construction of PV modules. The results conclude that the current input PV module is well suited for applications were it shares same current when connected in series and voltage input PV module, where it shares same voltage when connected in parallel.

Narendiran S

Sahoo S.K.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

VIT University

Applied Mechanics and Materials

This paper discuss the performance of a microcontroller based charge controller coupled with an solar Photovoltaic (PV) system for improving the charging/discharging control of battery. The solar charge controller will prevent the overcharging of the battery hence will be useful for lengthening the lifespan of the battery. It will also help prevent electricity from flowing from the batteries to the solar panels at night. Solar charge controller will prove to be useful in blocking the reverse current flow which otherwise may lead to discharge of the batteries at night. The results obtained demonstrate the good performance of the charge controller as well as the benefits of its use in the power quality improvement. © 2015 IEEE.

2015 International Conference on Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCICCT)

Design of charge controller for solar PV systems

Modelling and Simulation of Solar Photovoltaic Cell for Different Insolation Values Based on MATLAB/Simulink Environment

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.550

2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Insolation dependent solar module performance evaluation from PV monitoring data

2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering

Integrated PV based solar insolation measurement and performance monitoring system

2003 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37491)

A study on a two stage maximum power point tracking control of a photovoltaic system under partially shaded insolation conditions

Journal	Applied Mechanics and Materials
Publisher	Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Open Access	0