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RESEARCH PRODUCT
PV Reconfiguration Systems: a Technical and Economic Study
M. CarusoL. P. Di NoiaP. RomanoG. SchettinoCiro SpataroF. Violasubject
Electrical connectionPhotovoltaic; Renewable energy sources; Economic advantages; Electrical connection; Energy productions; European Countries; Grid connected PV system; Photovoltaic; Reconfiguration system; Renewable energy sourceRenewable energy sourceGrid connected PV systemEconomic advantageSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciSettore ING-IND/31 - ElettrotecnicaEnergy productionEuropean Countrielcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringrenewable energy sourcesSettore ING-INF/07 - Misure Elettriche E ElettronichePhotovoltaiclcsh:TK1-9971Reconfiguration systemdescription
Dynamical electrical array reconfiguration strategies for grid-connected PV systems have been proposed as solution to improve energy production due to the mismatch effect of PV plants during partial shading conditions. Strategies are based on the use of dynamic connections between PV panels given by the employment of switches that allow for each panel the series, parallel or exclusion connections, physically changing the electrical connections between the related PV modules, consequentially modifying the layout of the plant. Usually the cost of the dynamic matrix is not taken into account. This novel work evaluates the economic advantages obtained by the use of reconfiguration strategies in PV systems, by taking into consideration the price of energy due to incentives in different European and non-European countries and correlates it with the employment of two types of reconfigurators, with different internal structures. For each of the incentives proposed by the different Countries, the main strength and weakness points of the possible investment are highlighted and critically analyzed. From this analysis, it can be stated that the adoption of reconfiguration systems, in certain cases, can be a very convenient solution.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 | Journal of Electrical Systems |