Presentation 2023-10-06
Estimation of Energy Yield of a Solar Roof on EVs with Differential Power Processing Converter using a 3D Model and Validation of the Analytical Model
Ryota Hiraide, Takumi Sugiura, Masatoshi Uno,
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Abstract(in English) Photovoltaic (PV) panels consist of a substring of multiple cells connected in series. In particular, the characteristic mismatch of PV substrings and cells in curved solar roofs of EVs triggers a significant reduction in energy yield. Differential power processing converters (DPPCs) have been proposed to prevent negative influences of characteristic mismatch. Uniform electrical characteristics across all cells require the use of both cell-level and substring-level DPPC, which increases the cost of the system. Therefore, it is desirable to determine the level of DPPC installation by considering the increase in energy yield, and an analytical model that accurately predicts the power generation of curved PV panels is needed. In this paper, a 3D model of a 56-cell PV panel on a Prius PHV is reproduced, and a energy yield analysis model is created. The analytical model was validated through field tests. In addition, the analytical model was used to evaluate the annual energy yield using cell and sub-string level DPPCs.
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Keyword(in English) EV / Curved solar panels / Differential power processing converters (DPPCs) / 3D model / Annual Energy yield
Paper # EE2023-19
Date of Issue 2023-09-28 (EE)

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Committee EE / WPT
Conference Date 2023/10/5(2days)
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Chair Yoshiyasu Nakashima(NXTEC) / Kenjiro Nishikaa(Kagoshima Univ.)
Vice Chair Hiroo Sekiya(Chiba Univ.) / Hiroaki Kusawake(JAXA) / Hiroshi Hirayama(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Hiroo Sekiya(Aichi Inst. of Tech.) / Hiroaki Kusawake(Nagasaki Inst. of Applied Science) / Hiroshi Hirayama(UL Japan)
Assistant Yuu Yonezawa(Nagoya Univ.) / Yudai Furukawa(Nagasaki Inst. of Applied Science) / Kazufumi Yuasa(NTT Facilities) / Asako Suzuki(Fujiwaves) / Takaki Ishikawa(Orient Microwave) / Katsuhiro Hata(Univ. of Tokyo)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Energy Engineering in Electronics and Communications / Technical Committee on Wireless Power Transfer
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Estimation of Energy Yield of a Solar Roof on EVs with Differential Power Processing Converter using a 3D Model and Validation of the Analytical Model
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Keyword(1) EV
Keyword(2) Curved solar panels
Keyword(3) Differential power processing converters (DPPCs)
Keyword(4) 3D model
Keyword(5) Annual Energy yield
1st Author's Name Ryota Hiraide
1st Author's Affiliation Ibaraki University(Ibrarki Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Takumi Sugiura
2nd Author's Affiliation Ibaraki University(Ibrarki Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Masatoshi Uno
3rd Author's Affiliation Ibaraki University(Ibrarki Univ.)
Date 2023-10-06
Paper # EE2023-19
Volume (vol) vol.123
Number (no) EE-199
Page pp.pp.11-16(EE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-09-28 (EE)