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Modeling Of Photovoltaic Systems
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Dzimano, Gwinyai J.
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Year and Degree
2008, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Abstract
Distributed generation (DG) offers great potential in meeting future global energy needs. The dwindling supplies of crude oil and and natural gas and the global challenges of climatic change and other environmental concerns have resulted in rapid growth of alternative energy sources. This thesis investigates various approaches to the modeling of photovoltaic systems. The mathematical model of the current-voltage characteristics of solar cells is an implicit nonlinear equation that is very difficult to solve. The complexity in modeling solar cells is further compounded by the fact that the solar cell parameters vary with changes in environmental conditions. Analytical methods and empirical methods used in modeling are presented.
Committee
Ali Keyhani, Phd (Advisor)
Donald Kasten, Phd (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Electrical Engineering
Keywords
Photovoltaics
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Modeling
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Neural Networks
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Power Converters Distributed generation
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Dzimano, G. J. (2008).
Modeling Of Photovoltaic Systems
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228307443
APA Style (7th edition)
Dzimano, Gwinyai.
Modeling Of Photovoltaic Systems.
2008. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228307443.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Dzimano, Gwinyai. "Modeling Of Photovoltaic Systems." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228307443
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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