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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Irradiance Sensing through PV Devices: A Sensitivity Analysis.

Antonino Laudani, Gabriele Maria Lozito, Francesco Riganti Fulginei

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Antonino LaudaniDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62b, 00146 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9655-3504
Gabriele Maria LozitoDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62b, 00146 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7987-0487
Francesco Riganti FulgineiDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62b, 00146 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8824-3776

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Abstract

In this work, a sensitivity analysis for the closed-form approach of irradiance sensing through photovoltaic devices is proposed. A lean expression to calculate irradiance on a photovoltaic device, given its operating point, temperature and equivalent circuit model, is proposed. On this expression, the sensitivity towards errors in the measurement of the photovoltaic device operating point and temperature is analyzed, determining optimal conditions to minimize sensitivity. The approach is studied for two scenarios, a stand-alone sensor and irradiance sensing on an operating power-producing photovoltaic device. A low-cost realization of a virtual sensor employing the closed form for monitoring performance of photovoltaic module is also presented, showing the advantage of this kind of simple solution. The proposed solution can be used to create a wireless sensor network for remote monitoring of a photovoltaic plant, assessing both electrical and environmental conditions of the devices in real time.

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Solar EnergyElectricityTemperaturemonitoringphotovoltaicssensitivity analysissolar energysolar irradiance

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PMID34206328
PMCPMC8271766

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