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Study of the Influence of DC-DC Optimizers on PV-Energy Generation

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Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2018)

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The integration of renewable generation sources in cities is a reality. Specifically, photovoltaic technology is the most used (facades, roofs, urban spaces, etc.). The existence of buildings at different altitudes and other urban obstacles can cause shadows in the photovoltaic modules. These shadows will cause the decrease of photovoltaic efficiency. Therefore, the increase in photovoltaic efficiency is essential. This increase in efficiency can be achieved by associating DC-DC converters (DC-DC Optimizers) with photovoltaic modules. This work presents real results of the increase of efficiency of the photovoltaic modules, from the effect of the DC-DC Optimizers. In addition, the work shows simulations of the shadow effect on photovoltaic modules.

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The authors thank the CYTED Thematic Network “CIUDADES INTELIGENTES TOTALMENTE INTEGRALES, EFICIENTES Y SOSTENIBLES (CITIES)” nº 518RT0558.

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    Luis Hernández-Callejo, Sara Gallardo-Saavedra, Alejandro Diez-Cercadillo & Víctor Alonso-Gómez

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Hernández-Callejo, L., Gallardo-Saavedra, S., Diez-Cercadillo, A., Alonso-Gómez, V. (2019). Study of the Influence of DC-DC Optimizers on PV-Energy Generation. In: Nesmachnow, S., Hernández Callejo, L. (eds) Smart Cities. ICSC-CITIES 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 978. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12804-3_1

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