Simulink - PV array and Solar Cell

Dear Friends,

I am doing a master dgree research on ( PV array and Solar Cell ).

My research is (Assessing Solar module Performance with a Simulink Model in Extreme Conditions).

My question is (How to add in simulink other inputs to solar cell and PV array like Heat, Humidity, and Smoke?)

I am only see the inputs are irradiation and temperature.

Best regards,

Amir Botros

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Answer 1

[Pratheek]

Hello Amir,

It is not possible to add other inputs such as heat, humidity and smoke to this PV array block since it has only option of taking input of temperature and irradiance.

Possible work around for heat could be using the temperature input where you can give heat in temperature as input to the block, and for somke I assume the effect of smoke on the PV Array will result in partial shading which can be emulated using the irradiance input of the block. Here is a example of using partial shading: Partial Shading of a PV Module - MATLAB & Simulink (mathworks.com)

Hope this help!