Estimation of PV module parameters from the manufacturer's datasheet for MPP estimation

Abstract

A study has been performed to extract the unknown parameters of a photovoltaic (PV) module using mathematical model‐driven analysis. Neglecting the less significant terms, the number of non‐linear exponential terms are reduced to develop a simplified algorithm to estimate five unknown parameters such as diode ideality factor, series resistance, shunt resistance, diode saturation current and photogenerated current of a single diode model PV module accurately with less computational complexities from the manufacturer's datasheet values. Substituting the estimated values of the unknown parameters, the PV module output power is obtained at different irradiance and temperature, which shows close co‐ordination with the datasheet values. To improve the accuracy in the estimation of the PV module output using the proposed model, the nominal operating cell temperature (NOCT) is considered. The results of the proposed model are verified with the experimental output of two (one 315 Wp and another 3 Wp) PV modules, which shows better correlation with the proposed model considering NOCT. The measurement uncertainty to obtain the output power experimentally is not more than 6.88%.