RT Journal Article
ID 4c832d02152844c9
A1 Sachdev, Sunil
A1 Srivastva, Umish
A1 Sharma, Alok 
A1 Acharya, G. K. 
T1 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF SHADOWING EFFECTS ON THE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CHARACTERISTICS
JF International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment
JO IJECE
YR 2014
FD 2016-02-02
VO 15
IS 1
SP 73
OP 88
K1 photovoltaics
K1 shadowing loss
K1 solar module
K1 maximum power point
K1 junction box
K1 bypass diode
AB This paper aims at analyzing the shadowing effects on the photovoltaic module characteristics through numerical modeling and simulations using the SPICE simulation soft ware and experimentation on a class AAA solar simulator. In this paper, a basic level of understanding of shadowing
loss along with its effects on different electrical parameters of a solar module is presented. Qualitative and quantitative models for different cases involving shadowing on single and multiple cells in a single module have been formulated. Quantification of power loss in a solar module for different shadow rates over a single solar cell is done and results have been verified through actual measurements carried out on a solar simulator. Variation of power loss due to shadowing with respect to the number of bypass diodes in a module is also studied.

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