Impact of Photovoltaics

Zhang Zhihan(Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Department, Monash University)
Wang Qiaoyu(Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Department, Monash University)
Cao Demou(Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Department, Monash University)
Kang Kai(Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Department, Monash University)

Abstract

Photovoltaics (PV) can convert sunlight into electricity by making use of the photovoltaic effect. Solar panels consist of photovoltaic cells made of semiconductor materials (such as silicon) to utilise the photovoltaic effect and convert sunlight into direct current (DC) electricity. Nowadays, PV has become the cheapest electrical power source with low price bids and low panel prices. The competitiveness makes it a potential path to mitigate the global warming. In this paper, we investigate the relationship of PC array output with irradiance and temperature, the performance of PV array over 24 hours period, and the simulation of PV micro grid by MATLAB simulation.

Keywords

Photovoltaics Array; Irradiance; Temperature; Microgrid Simulation

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26549/met.v5i1.6315