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CHAPTER 7 Strategies for Fault Detection and Diagnosis
of PV Systems...................................................... 231
Santiago Silvestre
1. Introduction .................................................................. 231
2. Performance Parameters of Photovoltaic Systems:
Yields and Power Losses ................................................. 232
3. Supervision and Diagnosis of Photovoltaic Systems ............. 235
4. Automatic Supervision Strategies...................................... 237
5. Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Systems............... 240
5.1 Modeling Solar Cells, Photovoltaic Modules,
and Arrays...............................................................240
5.2 Inverter Model .........................................................243
5.3 Parameter Extraction Techniques.................................244
5.4 Simulation Tools.......................................................244
6. Fault Detection Procedures .............................................. 245
6.1 Automatic Supervision and Diagnosis Based on
Power Losses Analysis ..............................................245
6.2 Supervision and Diagnosis Based on Current and
Voltage Indicators.....................................................247
Conclusion ........................................................................ 250
References......................................................................... 250
CHAPTER 8 Hybrid PV/Batteries Bank/Diesel Generator
Solar-Renewable Energy System Design,
Energy Management, and Economics.................... 257
Ahmad Atieh, Sana Charfi, Maher Chaabene
1. Introduction .................................................................. 258
2. Hybrid Renewable Energy System Modeling ...................... 259
2.1 Photovoltaic Cell Model ............................................260
2.2 Lead-Acid Battery Model...........................................261
2.3 Diesel Generator Model.............................................262
3. Sizing of Hybrid Photovoltaic/Batteries Bank/Diesel
Generator System........................................................... 264
3.1 Description of the Load Investigated............................265
3.2 Renewable Energy System Optimization Process............266
3.3 Economics of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System:
Case Study ..............................................................276
4. Energy Management of Hybrid Photovoltaic/Batteries
Bank/Diesel Generator System ......................................... 277
4.1 Review of Energy Management Schemes......................278
4.2 Hybrid Renewable Energy System
Energy Management: Case Study ................................279