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Development of a GUI for Parallel Connected Solar Arrays
Proceedings of the IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (2011, Champaign, IL)
  • Nisha Nagarajan
  • Jonathan W. Kimball, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

This work describes the development of a software package with a graphical user interface (GUI) for the evaluation of a solar array. The paper presents MATLAB-based simulations for various configurations of solar panels and compares these configurations on basis of power output and photovoltaic characteristics, via current-voltage and power-voltage curves. The simulation used field data to consider partial shading of the array. The computations also consider integrated power converters.

Meeting Name
IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (2011: Feb. 25-26, Champaign, IL)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Array Configurations,
  • Current Voltage,
  • Graphical User Interfaces (GUI),
  • Integrated Power,
  • Parallel-Connected,
  • Partial Shading,
  • Photovoltaic Characteristics,
  • Power-Voltage,
  • MATLAB,
  • Power Converters,
  • Solar Cell Arrays,
  • Graphical User Interface,
  • Integrated Power Converters,
  • Arrays,
  • Converters,
  • Resistance,
  • Software,
  • Temperature,
  • Mathematical Model,
  • Solar Cell Arrays,
  • Mathematics Computing,
  • Power Convertors,
  • Power Engineering Computing,
  • Software Packages
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1424480524; 978-1424480517
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
2-1-2011
Publication Date
01 Feb 2011
Citation Information
Nisha Nagarajan and Jonathan W. Kimball. "Development of a GUI for Parallel Connected Solar Arrays" Proceedings of the IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (2011, Champaign, IL) (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jonathan-kimball/37/