.PhotoVoltaics

Information

Modelica library for the simulation of photo voltaic cells, modules and plants. The library provides:

• Simple cell models based on one diode and a irradiance dependent current source including temperature dependence of the open circuit voltage and the short circuit current
• Simple symmetric modules and non-symmetric module including shading of cells
• Simple symmetric plant
• Solar pyramid model
• Cell, module and plant parameters can be taken directly from manufacturer data sheets
• Data of commercial modules stored in Modelica Records for convenient investigations
• Analytical irradiance model without weather conditions
• Single-phase and three-phase quasi static converters
• Three-phase transient converter
• Maximum power tracker based on continuous voltage regulation
• Linear, symmetric and chargable battery model, parameterized by cut off voltage, charge voltage, energy

Application examples

Phileas Rover

The maximum power harvest of a solar pyramid, which may be applicable to the Phileas Rover of the Austrian Space Forum, OEWF, can be investigated by the PhotoVoltaics libraray.

TGM Photovoltaic Power Plants

Actual irradiance and electric power measurement data of the TGM power plants Trina and Comax in are provided in the PhotoVoltaics_TGM library. Measurements and simulation results can be compared by the provided example models. The PhotoVoltaics_TGM library relies on the Buildings library.

Contributions

The library was developed during a Diploma project at the Technical Engineering College, TGM, Wexstraße 19-23, 1200 Vienna, Austria. Library authors are

• Jovan Brkic
• Muaz Ceran
• Mohamed Elmoghazy
• Ramazan Kavlak
• Christian Kral

The three-phase transient polyphase converter was contributed by Luiz Bueno, RWTH Aachen, Germany.

Award

This libray was awarded with the second price at library award of the 13th Modelica Confernce, Regensburg 2019.

Contents

Name	Description
UsersGuide	User's Guide
ComponentTesting	Testing of single components
Examples	Examples
Components	Components
Functions	Functions
Sources	Sources
Interfaces	Interfaces
Records	Records
Icons	Icons