A method for estimating the cell temperature at maximum power point of a HCPV module under actual operating conditions

Eduardo F. Fernández, P. Rodrigo; F. Almonacid, P. Pérez-Higueras

A method for estimating the cell temperature at maximum power point of a HCPV module under actual operating conditions

dc.contributor.author	Eduardo F. Fernández, P. Rodrigo
dc.contributor.author	F. Almonacid, P. Pérez-Higueras
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-22T09:02:25Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-22T09:02:25Z
dc.date.issued	2014-05
dc.description.abstract	The operating cell temperature of a HCPV module or system is a key factor, because it directly affects efficiency and reliability. Hence, the accurate estimation of cell temperature in a HCPV module is crucial. Under real operating conditions, HCPV modules work at the maximum power point, because they are connected to an inverter. At the maximum power point, the cell temperature is lower than the cell temperature of open circuit, because solar cells are generating power which is not transformed into heat. At present, none of the existing methods are valid to estimate the operating cell temperature of a HCPV module connected to an inverter. In this paper, a procedure for estimating this temperature is introduced. The results show that the proposed method performs effectively in the estimation of the cell temperature in a HCPV module connected to an inverter. In addition, an analysis of the difference between the cell temperature of open circuit and the cell temperature at the maximum power point in a HCPV is conducted and a difference of up to 21 °C has been found.	es_ES
dc.description.sponsorship	This work is part of the project “SIGMPLANTAS: La innovación en las plantas y modelos de sistemas de Concentración Fotovoltaica en España”, IPT-2011-1468-920000 supported by the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry, and by the European Regional Development Fund/Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (ERDF/FEDER).	es_ES
dc.identifier.citation	Fernández, E. F., Rodrigo, Almonacid, & Pérez-Higueras. (2014). A method for estimating cell temperature at the maximum power point of a HCPV module under actual operating conditions. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 124, 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SOLMAT.2014.01.050	es_ES
dc.identifier.issn	0927-0248	es_ES
dc.identifier.other	10.1016/J.SOLMAT.2014.01.050	es_ES
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10953/4265
dc.language.iso	eng	es_ES
dc.publisher	Elsevier Ltd	es_ES
dc.relation.ispartof	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells	es_ES
dc.rights	CC0 1.0 Universal	*
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es_ES
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/	*
dc.subject	High concentrator photovoltaic	es_ES
dc.subject	Cell temperature	es_ES
dc.subject	Maximum power point	es_ES
dc.subject	Mathematical method	es_ES
dc.subject	Outdoor measurements	es_ES
dc.title	A method for estimating the cell temperature at maximum power point of a HCPV module under actual operating conditions	es_ES
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es_ES
dc.type.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion	es_ES