Solar Photovoltaic System Modelling and Analysis : Design and Estimation

This book outlines the global opportunity to increase solar photovoltaic (PV) plant energy yields through modelling and analysis. Because it is endlessly available in Earth’s atmosphere, solar PV energy extraction is rising faster than all other renewable energy sources worldwide. Thus, technological improvements are needed to lower the cost of solar PV per watt every year. Since solar PV efficiency is low, modelling and analysis of boost converters, maximum power point tracing, solar PV cleaners, irradiation tracing systems, and panel tilt adjustments all help increase solar PV plant energy yield.

Solar Photovoltaic System Modelling and Analysis covers topics such as:

• Relevance, types, and growth rate of renewable resources
• How solar PV systems generate electricity
• Panel varieties and their importance
• Solar PV designs and architectures
• Charge controllers, including the latest technologies
• Boost converter modelling and analysis in MATLAB
• The necessity of hybrid power plants (modelling and analysis)
• Designing a solar PV system including panel selection for a specific application, as well as converter and inverter estimation

Dr. T. Mariprasath (first author) received his Ph.D. degree from the Rural Energy Centre, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), in January 2017, fully funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development―Government of India. He has been working as an Associate Professor with the Department of EEE, K.S.R.M. College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kadapa, since June 2018. He has published in 10 science citation indexed journals and 15 Scopus indexed articles. Moreover, he has published a book with Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He also has an Indian patent granted. His research interests include renewable energy engineering, renewable energy resources, micro grid, green dielectrics, and artificial intelligence.

Dr. P. Kishore received his Ph.D. in Physics with Photonics Specialization from National Institute of Technology in 2015. He completed his M.Sc. Physics (Electronics) and B.Sc. (M.P.Cs.) from the Sri Venkateswara University Tirupati. He has eight years of teaching experience in physics and photonics subjects. He has published 70 research articles in reputed journals and conference proceedings. He has also published four book chapters and filed one Indian IPR patent. Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor of Physics in the department of Sciences at Indian Institute of Information Technology Desing and Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh India. He works in the areas of optics, photonics, renewable energies and allied areas.

Mr. K. Kalyankumar is pursuing a Ph.D at Yogi Vemana University, Andhrap Pradesh, India, He has been working as an Assistant Professor with the Department of EEE, K.S.R.M. College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kadapa, since December 2006. He has published five Scopus indexed articles and four book chapters. His research interests include power systems, electrical machines and power electronics.