Due to scarcity of fossil fuel and increasing demand of power supply, we are forced to utilize the renewable energy resources. Considering easy availability and vast potential, world has turned to solar photovoltaic energy to meet out its ever increasing energy demand. The mathematical modelling and simulation of the photovoltaic system is implemented in the MATLAB/Simulink environment and the ...

Out of many renewable energy resources, solar energy is one of the conspicuous sources of energy which can supply the increasing demand of energy. As of May 2014, India has an installed PV capacity of 2.5 GW. The solar photovoltaic project includes power electronics with high quality performance devices, incorporated with smart energy management principles. Power electronics is used to improve ...

Renewable energy sources and in particular Photovoltaic (PV) system are implemented in large scale in many countries for power generation. The characteristics of PV arrays are non-linear i.e., the change in temperature and irradiation levels results in change of power generated by the PV arrays. DC-DC converters are connected between the PV system and the load as power conditioning unit to regu...

renewable energy due to the easy access to the source. One drawback in this system is achieving the maximum efficiency of the system. The photovoltaic (PV) cell is the fundamental unit in the power conversion of the solar system. The extracted maximum output power of PV cell reduces when it exposes to partial shading causing remarkable reduction in the efficiency of the system. In this work, PV...

Recently, the mining industry has introduced renewable energy technologies to resolve power supply problems at mines operating in polar regions or other remote areas, and to foster substitute industries, able to benefit from abandoned sites of exhausted mines. However, little attention has been paid to the potential placement of floating photovoltaic (PV) systems operated on mine pit lakes beca...

During the last few years the photovoltaic energy market has seen an outstanding growth. According to the new Directive on renewable energies of the European Commission (2009/28/EC), the European Union should reach a 20% share of the total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. The national overall targets impose for Italy a 17% renewable share: in case of failure the gap would be f...

a hybrid hydro/wind/photovoltaic base on hydrogen storage system is designed to supply power demand of pump stations. the aim of this design is minimization of net present cost of the hybrid system. optimization problem is subject to reliable supply of the demand. the system is investigated in the north west of iran (meshkinshahr) and the local data is applied. about 12 pump stations are found ...

Economic and geopolitical limitation on global non-renewable energy supplies will force many nations, especially the developing countries, to accelerate their use of local renewable energy sources. The study reveals the research referring to the optimal configuration and Intelligent Control of Hybrid System. The system uses Renewable Energy i.e. Photovoltaic Cells, Biomass, Wind Energy, Small H...

The dual threats of energy depletion and global warming place the development of methods for harnessing renewable energy resources at the center of public interest. Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources. Sun trackers can substantially improve the electricity production of a photovoltaic (PV) system. This paper proposes a novel design of a dual-axis solar tracking ...

Sandia National Laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the University of Iowa are collaborating to develop a performance model for bifacial PV modules. As with monofacial PV modules, a bifacial PV model consists of sequential operation of the component sub-models. Bifacial PV modules accept light on both their front and rear surfaces which presents a unique modeling challen...