Modeling of Photovoltaic Panel with Matlab@Simulink and Investigation of Behaviour in Outdoor Conditions

Abstract

Solar energy, which is one of the clean and renewable energy sources, is frequently preferred due to its positive effects such as not generating greenhouse gas emissions, unlimited resource potential and resource accessibility. Therefore, electricity generation from solar power plants is quite common in our country. The generation of electricity from solar energy occurs by converting solar radiation into electrical energy from photovoltaic (PV) cells. In this study, the behavior of a monocrystalline (c-Si) PV panel modeled in the Matlab@Simulink software under laboratory and outdoor conditions was compared. Then, the performance results of the system installed on the roof of Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Engineering Faculty and the PV panel in outdoor conditions were examined. According to the results, it was observed that the model and the experimental system were compatible with each other.