Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller

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Authors: Ballestín Fuertes, Javier, Muñoz-Cruzado Alba, Jesús, Sanz Osorio, José Francisco, Hernández Callejo, Luis, Alonso Gómez, Víctor, Morales Aragones, José Ignacio, Gallardo Saavedra, Sara, Martínez Sacristán, Óscar, Moretón Fernández, Ángel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Valladolid
Repository:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093084
https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/50645
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Electroluminescence
Photovoltaic panels
Power inverters
Utility-scale photovoltaic plants
22 Física
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
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spelling Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controllerBallestín Fuertes, JavierMuñoz-Cruzado Alba, JesúsSanz Osorio, José FranciscoHernández Callejo, LuisAlonso Gómez, VíctorMorales Aragones, José IgnacioGallardo Saavedra, SaraMartínez Sacristán, ÓscarMoretón Fernández, ÁngelElectroluminescencePhotovoltaic panelsPower invertersUtility-scale photovoltaic plants22 Física33 Ciencias TecnológicasProducción CientíficaNowadays, photovoltaic (PV) silicon plants dominate the growth in renewable energies generation. Utility-scale photovoltaic plants (USPVPs) have increased exponentially in size and power in the last decade and, therefore, it is crucial to develop optimum maintenance techniques. One of the most promising maintenance techniques is the study of electroluminescence (EL) images as a complement of infrared thermography (IRT) analysis. However, its high cost has prevented its use regularly up to date. This paper proposes a maintenance methodology to perform on-site EL inspections as efficiently as possible. First, current USPVP characteristics and the requirements to apply EL on them are studied. Next, an increase over the automation level by means of adding automatic elements in the current PV plant design is studied. The new elements and their configuration are explained, and a control strategy for applying this technique on large photovoltaic plants is developed. With the aim of getting on-site EL images on a real plant, a PV inverter has been developed to validate the proposed methodology on a small-scale solar plant. Both the electrical parameters measured during the tests and the images taken have been analysed. Finally, the implementation cost of the solution has been calculated and optimised. The results conclude the technical viability to perform on-site EL inspections on PV plants without the need to measure and analyse the panel defects out of the PV installation.Ministerio de Industria, Economía y Competitividad (grant number RTC-2017-6712-3)Junta de Castilla y León (grant VA283P18)MDPI2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.3390/app10093084https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/50645reponame:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolidinstname:Universidad de ValladolidIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3084/htminfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/506452026-06-13T12:44:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
title Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
spellingShingle Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
Ballestín Fuertes, Javier
Electroluminescence
Photovoltaic panels
Power inverters
Utility-scale photovoltaic plants
22 Física
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
title_short Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
title_full Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
title_fullStr Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
title_full_unstemmed Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
title_sort Novel utility-scale photovoltaic plant electroluminescence maintenance technique by means of bidirectional power inverter controller
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ballestín Fuertes, Javier
Muñoz-Cruzado Alba, Jesús
Sanz Osorio, José Francisco
Hernández Callejo, Luis
Alonso Gómez, Víctor
Morales Aragones, José Ignacio
Gallardo Saavedra, Sara
Martínez Sacristán, Óscar
Moretón Fernández, Ángel
author Ballestín Fuertes, Javier
author_facet Ballestín Fuertes, Javier
Muñoz-Cruzado Alba, Jesús
Sanz Osorio, José Francisco
Hernández Callejo, Luis
Alonso Gómez, Víctor
Morales Aragones, José Ignacio
Gallardo Saavedra, Sara
Martínez Sacristán, Óscar
Moretón Fernández, Ángel
author_role author
author2 Muñoz-Cruzado Alba, Jesús
Sanz Osorio, José Francisco
Hernández Callejo, Luis
Alonso Gómez, Víctor
Morales Aragones, José Ignacio
Gallardo Saavedra, Sara
Martínez Sacristán, Óscar
Moretón Fernández, Ángel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Electroluminescence
Photovoltaic panels
Power inverters
Utility-scale photovoltaic plants
22 Física
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
topic Electroluminescence
Photovoltaic panels
Power inverters
Utility-scale photovoltaic plants
22 Física
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
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