A Non-Invasive Procedure for Estimating the Exponential Model Parameters of Bypass Diodes in Photovoltaic Modules

Bypass diodes (BDs) present in photovoltaic (PV) modules are represented by the exponential model, which requires two parameters: the inverse-saturation current ( I s a t , d b ) and the ideality factor ( η d b ). However, it is difficult to estimate those parameters since the termin...

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Main Authors: Jeisson Vélez-Sánchez, Juan David Bastidas-Rodríguez, Carlos Andrés Ramos-Paja, Daniel González Montoya, Luz Adriana Trejos-Grisales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/2/303