The modeling and simulation of photovoltaic power generation system has become an important issue in the field of power generation. Research on the characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected system by hardware-in-the-loop simulation could provide convenient experiment condition and accurate result. This article designs a photovoltaic grid-connected simulation platform for digital/physi...

Hydrogen production via electrochemical water splitting is a promising approach for storing solar energy. For this technology to be economically competitive, it is critical to develop water splitting systems with high solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiencies. Here we report a photovoltaic-electrolysis system with the highest STH efficiency for any water splitting technology to date, to the best of ...

This paper presents a comprehensive review on three basic types of multilevel inverters i.e., diode-clamped, flying-capacitor, and cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter and their variation for photovoltaic power system. The electrical power generated form photovoltaic power system is in DC form. Hence, it is necessary to be controlled and converted to useful form. Inverter is a power electronic...

Using hybrid renewable energy is one of the best alternatives to supply the electrical energy at remote areas. Renewable energy sources are depended to weather conditions or other factors, so for supplying load with renewable sources appropriate capacity of these sources should be selected. In determining the capacity of renewable energy such as wind and solar, considering the stochastic nature...

Single-phase grid tied inverter is one among types of inverters widely used in photovoltaic generation system due to the advantages they offer. This paper describes model and simulation of such inverter in operation as distributed generation in electrical power system under Islanding Phenomena. The role of current or voltage control and associated mechanism in photovoltaic inverter such as phot...

The main purpose of this paper is to propose an intelligent fault diagnostic method for photovoltaic (PV) systems. First, Solar Pro software package was used to simulate a photovoltaic system for gathering power generation data of photovoltaic modules during normal operations and malfunctions. Then, the collected power generation data was used to construct matter-element models based on extensi...

A reliability and availability model has been developed for a portion of the 4.6 megawatt (MWdc) photovoltaic system operated by Tucson Electric Power (TEP) at Springerville, Arizona using a commercially available software tool, GoldSimTM. This reliability model has been populated with life distributions and repair distributions derived from data accumulated during five years of operation of th...

After briefly analyzing the structure of a photovoltaic power substation monitoring system, a positioning system roadway based on blue tooth was put forward to connect with already existing communication and monitoring networks. A separate monitoring system for the environment is integrated with the former comprehensive automation system to create a unique system. It is a new step of substation...