Photovoltaic scavenging circuits have been presented to reduce installation and maintenance costs of wireless sensor networks. When small-size photovoltaic modules are adopted, optimizing the efficiency of the harvesting process and tracking theMaximum Power Point (MPP) becomes very difficult, and the development of a photovoltaic harvester has to be preceded by extensive simulations. The paper focuses on the definition of the model for a small PV cell allowing the simulation of harvester systems. The model is validated on a case study of MPPT circuit for sensor networks.
D. Dondi, D. Brunelli, L. Benini, P. Pavan, A. Bertacchini, L. Larcher (2007). Photovoltaic Cell Modeling for Solar Energy Powered Sensor Networks. s.l : s.n.
Photovoltaic Cell Modeling for Solar Energy Powered Sensor Networks
BRUNELLI, DAVIDE;BENINI, LUCA;
2007
Abstract
Photovoltaic scavenging circuits have been presented to reduce installation and maintenance costs of wireless sensor networks. When small-size photovoltaic modules are adopted, optimizing the efficiency of the harvesting process and tracking theMaximum Power Point (MPP) becomes very difficult, and the development of a photovoltaic harvester has to be preceded by extensive simulations. The paper focuses on the definition of the model for a small PV cell allowing the simulation of harvester systems. The model is validated on a case study of MPPT circuit for sensor networks.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
