Integration and optimization of hardware systems for solar technology

拟议的研究项目是不列颠哥伦比亚省大学与学术界和产业界的合作项目 (UBC)和温哥华可再生能源(VREC)。VREC是一家总部设在温哥华的加拿大公司， 不列颠哥伦比亚。该公司专门从事并网太阳能系统的设计和安装。 VREC是加拿大太阳能产业协会、不列颠哥伦比亚省可持续能源协会的活跃成员 协会、加拿大工人合作社联合会和加拿大绿色建筑委员会。 VREC已经看到，对太阳能安装的需求不断增长--以及技术障碍 与太阳系中的阴影有关。太阳能系统通常部署在不太理想的环境中， 很多光伏电池板，这使得人们很难避免遮阳。此外，分析表明， 仅对太阳系的一小部分区域进行遮阳可以显著减少所收获的能量。为 例如，据估计，这种遮荫相当于每年减少5%至10%的 从欧盟获得的能源[Jahn和Nasse，光伏技术的进展：研究和 申请，2004年]。 拟议的NSERC Engage Grant解决了太阳能系统遮阳的上述挑战。UBC团队 将开展研究开发一套电子优化系统(简称自适应系统 光伏组件)，以减轻这些阴影的影响。该系统实现了自主性和最大化 从多个光伏电池板转移电力，以在存在的情况下最大限度地提高收集的能量 明暗处理。这项研究见证的好处对加拿大日益增长的太阳能产业来说可能是显著的。

The proposed research project is an academic-industry partnership between the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Renewable Energy (VREC). VREC is a Canadian company that is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company specializes in the design and installation of electrical-grid-tied solar systems. VREC is an active member of the Canadian Solar Industries Association, British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association, Canadian Workers Coop Federation, and Canada Green Building Council. VREC has seen that there is a growing demand for solar installations-as well as a technological hurdle pertaining to shading in solar systems. Solar systems are often deployed in less than ideal environments with many photovoltaic panels, and this makes it difficult to avoid shading. Furthermore, analyses have shown that shading across only small areas of the solar system can yield significant reductions in the harvested energy. For example, it has been estimated that such shading amounts to annual reductions between 5% and 10% in the harvested energy from the European Union [Jahn and Nasse, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 2004]. The proposed NSERC Engage Grant addresses the above challenge of shading in solar systems. The UBC team will carry out research on the development of an electronic optimization system (referred to as an Adaptive Photovoltaic Module) to mitigate these effects from shading. This system carries out independent and maximal power transfer from the multiple photovoltaic panels to maximize the harvested energy in the presence of shading. The benefits witnessed by this research can be significant for the growing solar industry in Canada.