Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters

dc.contributor.advisorBarendse, Paul
dc.contributor.authorShelembe, Lindani
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-05T13:08:24Z
dc.date.available2024-07-05T13:08:24Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2024-06-03T13:38:11Z
dc.description.abstractSolar PV systems have traditionally relied on terminal DC current and voltage characteristics for online diagnostics. This approach monitors the current and voltage levels of a module, and a change in these levels indicates a system anomaly. However, this information only alerts to a decrease in the current or voltage levels, but not the possible cause(s) for the anomaly. To enable more detailed online diagnostics, linear impedance spectroscopy, a frequency-based characterization technique implemented through a DC-DC switch-mode converter, has been shown to provide fast and reliable impedance information that can be utilized to diagnose the condition of batteries and fuel cells in real-time. However, the implementation of this technique in a PV system presents challenges that have not been identified or addressed in current research. To develop such a system for a solar PV module, an excitation source with wide loop bandwidth capabilities is required to account for the broader impedance bandwidth of a PV module compared to batteries or fuel cells. The excitation signals must be designed such that they can minimize the nonlinearities observed at lower and higher frequencies, which result from induced excitation produced by the nonlinear DC-DC switch-mode converter.
dc.identifier.apacitationShelembe, L. (2023). <i>Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters</i>. (). ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40409en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShelembe, Lindani. <i>"Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters."</i> ., ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40409en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShelembe, L. 2023. Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters. . ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40409en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Shelembe, Lindani AB - Solar PV systems have traditionally relied on terminal DC current and voltage characteristics for online diagnostics. This approach monitors the current and voltage levels of a module, and a change in these levels indicates a system anomaly. However, this information only alerts to a decrease in the current or voltage levels, but not the possible cause(s) for the anomaly. To enable more detailed online diagnostics, linear impedance spectroscopy, a frequency-based characterization technique implemented through a DC-DC switch-mode converter, has been shown to provide fast and reliable impedance information that can be utilized to diagnose the condition of batteries and fuel cells in real-time. However, the implementation of this technique in a PV system presents challenges that have not been identified or addressed in current research. To develop such a system for a solar PV module, an excitation source with wide loop bandwidth capabilities is required to account for the broader impedance bandwidth of a PV module compared to batteries or fuel cells. The excitation signals must be designed such that they can minimize the nonlinearities observed at lower and higher frequencies, which result from induced excitation produced by the nonlinear DC-DC switch-mode converter. DA - 2023 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Electrical Engineering LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters TI - Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40409 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/40409
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShelembe L. Development of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters. []. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40409en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066Eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineering
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.subjectElectrical Engineering
dc.titleDevelopment of an online broadband impedance spectroscopy extraction system of PV modules through switch-mode converters
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationlevelPhD
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