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The solar photovoltaic (PV) technology used today is one of the most widely used renewable energy generation technologies. This essay compares the PV panel efficiency for some of the same environmental factors at three different Indian locations, Mathura, Ladakh, and Bikaner, at the same time and location. The PV panel has a boost converter integrated in to provide the necessary voltage at the load side. The PV Panel Simulation model is tested while variations in current, voltage, and power at the surface of the panel and at the load are tracked by simulating it with PSIM for different irradiance and temperature. After these figures are obtained, the efficiency of the current panel will change on the basis of the impact of elevated cell temperature and irradiance, as well as the earlier determined panel functioning parameter values. The numerical values of the performance parameters will also dictate the physical dimensions of the PV panel and the area needed for it to generate 1kW of power.

Keywords

photovoltaic, efficiency, fill factor, short circuit, open circuit.

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