Testing a PV-battery Integrated Module Prototype

Victor Vega Garita; Shiwankar  Garg; Nishant Narayan; Laura Ramirez Elizondo; Pavol Bauer

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548111

Testing a PV-battery Integrated Module Prototype

Victor Vega Garita, Shiwankar Garg, Nishant Narayan, Laura Ramirez Elizondo, Pavol Bauer

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

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Abstract

The fluctuating nature of solar power generation makes the coupling of energy storage and solar energy inevitable. This paper explores the integration of all the typical components of a PV-battery system in one single module, introducing a prototype of the so-called PV-Battery Integrated Module (PBIM).
The electrical and thermal performance of the prototype were studied in order to analyse its behaviour under severe testing conditions. The prototype exhibited an appropriate charging efficiency of 95.7% on average, while the battery pack operated safely (at less than 45◦C). When compared to a conventional system (battery and charge controller in a separated manner), the mean solar panel temperature of the prototype was 9.34% higher. However, in terms of power, the thermal losses in the PBIM resulted in an average increase of just 1.3 W (4.6%) in comparison to a conventional system. The testing validated the applicability of the integrated concept in harsh conditions, providing valuable information for future design improvements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC)
Subtitle of host publication	(A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1244-1248
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-8529-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-8530-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548111
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2018
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

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Conference	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	10/06/18 → 15/06/18
Other	(A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)

Keywords

PV-battery Integrated Module
testing
solar energy
prototype
batteries

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Vega Garita, V, Garg, S, Narayan, N, Ramirez Elizondo, L & Bauer, P 2018, Testing a PV-battery Integrated Module Prototype. in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) : (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) . IEEE, pp. 1244-1248, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, United States, 10/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548111

Testing a PV-battery Integrated Module Prototype. / Vega Garita, Victor; Garg, Shiwankar ; Narayan, Nishant et al.
2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) : (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) . IEEE, 2018. p. 1244-1248.

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