Tutorial 3
Q5 - A Yingli YL180P-23b PV module (refer Datasheet in I-Learn portal) is exposed under
the sun light. The module temperature is 72°C and the solar irradiance is 900 W/m2. What is
the expected open circuit voltage, short circuit current and peak power at that instant of time?
%𝜸𝑽𝑶𝑪
𝑽𝑶𝑪_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑽𝑶𝑪_𝒔𝒕𝒄 { 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )]}
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.37
= 29.5 { 1 + [ ( ) × ( 72 − 25 )]}
100
= 24.36995 𝑉
𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒊
900
= 8.3 × ( ) × 0.97 × 1
1000
= 7.2459 𝐴
𝑷𝒎𝒑_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑷𝒎𝒑_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒑
%𝜸𝑷𝒎𝒑
𝑲𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑_𝒑 = 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )]
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.45
= 1+[( ) × ( 72 − 25 )]
100
= 0.7885
𝐺 175
= 𝑃𝑚𝑝_𝑠𝑡𝑐 × ( ) × ( 0.7885 ) × 0.97 × ( )
𝐺𝑠𝑡𝑐 180
900
= 180 × ( ) × ( 0.7885) × 0.97 × 0.9722
1000
= 120.4603 𝑊
Q6 - A Yingli YL180P-23b PV module (refer Datasheet in I-Learn portal) is exposed under
the sun light. The module temperature is 23°C and the solar irradiance is 300 W/m2. What is
the expected open circuit voltage, short circuit current and peak power at that instant of time?
%𝜸𝑽𝑶𝑪
𝑽𝑶𝑪_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑽𝑶𝑪_𝒔𝒕𝒄 { 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )]}
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.37
= 29.5 { 1 + [ ( ) × ( 23 − 25 )]}
100
= 29.7183 𝑉
𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒊
300
= 8.3 × ( ) × 0.97 × 1
1000
= 2.4153 𝐴
𝑷𝒎𝒑_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑷𝒎𝒑_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒑
%𝜸𝑷𝒎𝒑
𝑲𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑_𝒑 = 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )]
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.45
= 1+[( ) × ( 23 − 25 )]
100
= 1.009
𝐺 175
= 𝑃𝑚𝑝_𝑠𝑡𝑐 × ( ) × (1.009) × 0.97 × ( )
𝐺𝑠𝑡𝑐 180
300
= 180 × ( ) × ( 1.009) × 0.97 × 0.9722
1000
= 51.3822 𝑊
Q11 - A Yingli YL180P-23b PV module (refer Datasheet in I-Learn portal) was short circuited
and the current flow is 6A. Estimate the solar irradiance during the testing.
𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒊
𝑥
6 = 8.3 × ( ) × 0.97 × 1
1000
6 = 0.008051 𝑥
𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑥 = 745.2490 𝑊/𝑚2
Q13 - A bypass diode of NUSOE3E PV module (refer Datasheet in I-Learn portal) was
damaged due to lightning. You are given a task to replace the faulty diode. Determine the
minimum size (voltage and current rating) of a new diode.
𝑽𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 ≥ 𝟐 × 𝑽𝒐𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒄 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆
𝑉𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ≥ 2 × 30
𝑉𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ≥ 60 𝑉
𝑰𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 ≥ 𝟏. 𝟑 × 𝑰𝒔𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒄 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆
𝐼𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ≥ 1.3 × 8.37
𝐼𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ≥ 10.881 𝐴
Q20 - A datasheet of PV-UE130MF5N is shown below.
Predict the following electrical parameters of the PV module when the module is exposed under
solar irradiance 950 W/m2 and module temperature 65°C: -
i. Open circuit voltage, Voc
%𝜸𝑽𝑶𝑪
𝑽𝑶𝑪_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑽𝑶𝑪_𝒔𝒕𝒄 { 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )]}
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.343
= 21.9 { 1 + [ ( ) × ( 65 − 25 )]}
100
= 18.89532 𝑉
ii. Short circuit current, Isc
𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑰𝒔𝒄_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒊
950
= 8.05 × ( ) × 0.97 × 1
1000
= 7.418075 𝐴
iii. Average peak power, Pmp
𝑷𝒎𝒑_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑷𝒎𝒑_𝒔𝒕𝒄 × 𝑲𝒇 × 𝑲𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑 × 𝑲𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 × 𝑲𝒎𝒎_𝒑
%𝜸𝑷𝒎𝒑
𝑲𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑_𝒑 = 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )]
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.452
= 1+[( ) × ( 65 − 25 )]
100
= 0.8192
𝐺
= 𝑃𝑚𝑝_𝑠𝑡𝑐 × ( ) × (0.8192) × 0.97 × 1
𝐺𝑠𝑡𝑐
950
= 130 × ( ) × ( 0.8192) × 0.97 × 1
1000
= 98.1361 𝑊
iv. Voltage at maximum power, Vmp
%𝜸𝑽𝒎𝒑
𝑽𝒎𝒑_𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 = 𝑽𝒎𝒑_𝒔𝒕𝒄 { 𝟏 + [ ( ) × ( 𝑻𝒎 − 𝑻𝒔𝒕𝒄 )] }
𝟏𝟎𝟎
−0.452
= 17.4 { 1 + [ ( ) × ( 65 − 25 )] } // %𝛾𝑉𝑚𝑝 = %𝛾𝑃𝑚𝑝
100
= 14.25408 𝑉
v. Module efficiency
𝑷𝒐𝒖𝒕
𝜼𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆 =
𝑷𝒊𝒏
𝑃max _𝑠𝑡𝑐
=
𝐺_𝑠𝑡𝑐 × 𝐴
130
= × 100%
950 × 1.495 × 0.674
= 0.1358 @ 13.58%
Q26 - The I-V test result conducted on a PV module is shown in Figure Q26. On the same
graph, plot the I-V and Power curves. From the curve determine:-
i. Peak or maximum power, 𝑃𝑚𝑝 = 136 𝑊
ii. Voltage at maximum power, 𝑉𝑚𝑝 = 4 𝑉
iii. Current at maximum power, 𝐼𝑚𝑝 = 34 𝐴
iv. Short circuit current, 𝐼𝑠𝑐 = 44 𝐴
v. Open circuit voltage, 𝑉𝑜𝑐 = 4.5 𝑉
vi. Fill factor
𝐼𝑚𝑝 × 𝑉𝑚𝑝
𝐹𝐹 =
𝐼𝑠𝑐 × 𝑉𝑜𝑐
34 × 4
= = 0.6869
44 × 4.5
IV and P curve
160
140 136
129.6 131.2
126
120.4
120 114.4
110.2
108
99
100
92
90
current (I)
81
80
72
63
58.8
60 54
46 45
44
42
40
38
40 36 36
34
32
30
28
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24
22
20
18
20 16
14
12
10
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6
4
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voltage (V)
voltage(V) power(W)
