Comprehensive Modulation and Classification of Faults and Analysis Their Effect in DC Side of Photovoltaic System

Mehrdad Davarifar, Abdelhamid Rabhi, Ahmed El Hajjaji

University of Picardie “Jules Verne”, Laboratory MIS (Modeling, Information & Systems), 33Rue Saint Leu, Amiens, 80039, France.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2013.54B045                

Abstract

The first step in automatic supervision, condition monitoring and fault detection of photovoltaic system is recognition, exploration and classification of all possible faults that maybe happen in the system. This paper aims to perceive, classified, simulate and discus all electrical faults in DC side of photovoltaic system, regarding electrical voltage and current inspections. For that, simplified hybrid model of photovoltaic panel in MATLAB environment is used. Investigation and classification of each type of faults is down and the effects of the faults are illustrated in this paper. Flash test are applied to improved electrical model. Current-Voltage curves signature are interpreted and investigated in simulation environment.

Keywords

Photovoltaic Systems; Modeling; Electrical Fault; Fault Detection

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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