Nektarios Monogios, "Sizing and operation simulation of photovoltaic systems", Diploma Work, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2024
https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.101835
In this thesis, the main objective is the development of an algorithm with the purpose of developing photovoltaic systems which could cover energy needs. Initially, there is a reference to renewable energy sources and subsequently the analysis of the design and operation of the photovoltaic systems is discussed. This analysis is made in order to achieve electricity saving as well as better understanding of this thesis. In addition, through the computational part and the calculations made in this thesis, a reference is made to the mathematical model used in order to calculate the production of energy from photovoltaic panels. For the better calculation of the photovoltaic energy, there is a comparison between data sheets and the mathematic model of the photovoltaic panel. Furthermore, there is a development of an algorithm in order to determine the size of our installation in relation to the energy demand that was selected. Based on this model, a code has been developed in Matlab which aims to the optimal dimensioning of the photovoltaic installation. Finally, the optimization is implemented for two different energy profiles. The one profile is a resident house and the other profile is a hospital. The energy panels used for this study have a range between 270-630W.