Photovoltaic Sources Modeling

The book provides the reader with an overview of the models that can be used for simulating a PV (photovoltaic) generator at different levels of granularity, from cell to system level, in uniform as well as in mismatched conditions. It provides a thorough comparison among the models. This book covers the three most common PV field architectures: Series-Parallel (SP), Total Cross-Tied (TCT) and Bridge Linked (BL). Such wide spectrum of architectures allows readers to select, design and simulate the solution most suitable for a given application. The first chapters give an overview of PV models and systems. Chapter 2 looks at PV simulation under homogeneous conditions, and Chapter 3 at PV arrays under non-homogeneous conditions. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss models of PV arrays under non-homogeneous conditions, and PV array modelling at cell level under non-homogeneous conditions. The final parts of the book cover the impact of the PV modeling on the power conversion chain design and PV modelling in distributed applications. The book will be used in the courses “Power Electronics” and “Renewable Power Systems” given in the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, also “Photovoltaic Power Systems - modeling, control and analysis” offered by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and two power electronics courses given in the University of Salerno, Italy (courses total 100 students per year).

Giovanni Petrone received?a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University "Federico II" of Naples in 2004.?He is?Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Salerno.?He is a?Member of the Technical Committee on Renewable Energy Systems of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and?Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.?Giovanni has been coordinator of research projects in the field of power electronics for renewable sources. He is co-author of five international patents, of one book and of more than 40 papers published in international journals. He has been included in the 2015 list of Most Influential Minds from Thomson Reuters.

Carlos Andres Ramos-Paja received his Ph.D. degree in power electronics from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili-Spain in 2009.?He is?Professor?at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia where he is an?IEEE senior member. He was recognized with the “research merit award” from his faculty, and he is the principal investigator of some research projects funded by the Colombian government. He is co-author of one international patent and of more than 50 papers published in international journals.

Giovanni Spagnuolo received?a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University "Federico II" of Naples in 1998. He is Full Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Salerno and an?IEEE Fellow “for contributions to control of photovoltaic systems”. He is also a?Member of the Steering Committee and Editor of the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. From 2012 to 2014 he chaired the Technical Committee on Renewable Energy Systems of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. He is the principal investigator of industrial research projects and, for his University, of some FP7 and H2020 projects. He is co-author of five international patents, of one book and of more than 60 papers published in international journals. He is in the 2015 list of Most Influential Minds from Thomson Reuters.