Impact of bypass diode forward voltage on maximum power of a photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions

• Main Authors: Teo, J.C., Tan, Rodney H.G., Mok, V.H., Ramachandaramurthy, Vigna K., Tan, Chia Kwang
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24815/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116491
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The maximum power of a photovoltaic system can reduce significantly under partial shading conditions. Bypass diodes can be used in photovoltaic systems to bypass the shaded photovoltaic modules during partial shading. The bypass diode possesses a forward voltage that introduces a voltage drop in the...