Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2016. – 231 p. – ISBN10: 1119118107
This book presents simplified coded models for photovoltaic (PV) based systems using MatLAB to help readers understand the dynamic behavior of these systems. Through the use of MatLAB, the reader has the ability to modify system configuration, parameters and optimization criteria. Topics covered include energy sources, storage, and power electronic devices. This book contains six chapters that cover systems’ components from the solar source to the end-user. Chapter 1 discusses modelling of the solar source, and Chapter 2 discusses modelling of the photovoltaic source. Chapter 3 focuses on modeling of PV systems’ power electronic features and auxiliary power sources. Modeling of PV systems’ energy flow is examined in Chapter 4, while Chapter 5 discusses PV systems in electrical power systems. Chapter 6 presents an application of PV system models in systems’ size optimization. Common control methodologies applied to these systems are also modeled.
Modeling of the Solar Source
Modeling of Photovoltaic Source
Modeling of PV System Power Electronic Features and Auxiliary Power Sources
Modeling of Photovoltaic System Energy Flow
PV Systems in the Electrical Power System
PV System Size Optimization