Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study
Modern scientific advances have enabled remarkable efficacy for photovoltaic systems with regard to the exploitation of solar energy, boosting them into having a rapidly growing position among the systems developed for the production of renewable energy. However, in many cases the design, analysis,...
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| description | Modern scientific advances have enabled remarkable efficacy for photovoltaic systems with regard to the exploitation of solar energy, boosting them into having a rapidly growing position among the systems developed for the production of renewable energy. However, in many cases the design, analysis, and control of photovoltaic systems are tasks which are quite complex and thus difficult to be carried out. In order to cope with this kind of problems, appropriate software tools have been developed either as standalone products or parts of general purpose software platforms used to model and simulate the generation, transmission, and distribution of solar energy. The utilization of this kind of software tools may be extremely helpful to the successful performance evaluation of energy systems with maximum accuracy and minimum cost in time and effort. The work presented in this paper aims on a first level at the performance analysis of various configurations of photovoltaic systems through computer-aided modelling. On a second level, it provides a comparative evaluation of the credibility of two of the most advanced graphical programming environments, namely, Simulink and LabVIEW, with regard to their application in photovoltaic systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4f97cdeae4547edb772a716b7f464142025-02-03T01:09:58ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/101056101056Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative StudyCharalambos Koukouvaos0Dionisis Kandris1Maria Samarakou2School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 1AS, UKDepartment of Electronic Engineering, School of Technological Applications, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Energy Technology Engineering, School of Technological Applications, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210 Athens, GreeceModern scientific advances have enabled remarkable efficacy for photovoltaic systems with regard to the exploitation of solar energy, boosting them into having a rapidly growing position among the systems developed for the production of renewable energy. However, in many cases the design, analysis, and control of photovoltaic systems are tasks which are quite complex and thus difficult to be carried out. In order to cope with this kind of problems, appropriate software tools have been developed either as standalone products or parts of general purpose software platforms used to model and simulate the generation, transmission, and distribution of solar energy. The utilization of this kind of software tools may be extremely helpful to the successful performance evaluation of energy systems with maximum accuracy and minimum cost in time and effort. The work presented in this paper aims on a first level at the performance analysis of various configurations of photovoltaic systems through computer-aided modelling. On a second level, it provides a comparative evaluation of the credibility of two of the most advanced graphical programming environments, namely, Simulink and LabVIEW, with regard to their application in photovoltaic systems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/101056 |
| spellingShingle | Charalambos Koukouvaos Dionisis Kandris Maria Samarakou Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study |
| title_full | Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study |
| title_fullStr | Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study |
| title_short | Computer-Aided Modelling and Analysis of PV Systems: A Comparative Study |
| title_sort | computer aided modelling and analysis of pv systems a comparative study |
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