Title: Testing and simulation of a solar PV/battery storage system with and without PWM charge control

Authors: Wael Yassine; Kevin R. Anderson

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Solar Thermal Alternative Renewable Energy Lab, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USA ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Solar Thermal Alternative Renewable Energy Lab, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USA

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental and modelling study of an off-grid solar photovoltaic system using pulse width modulation (PWM) charge control and battery storage using manganese oxide as the cathode, carbon titanium phosphate composite as the anode, and alkali-ion saltwater as the electrolyte battery cells. The paper presents an experimental test apparatus, empirical data collection and numerical modelling and simulation of the system. The experimental data for charging and discharging the system is used to correlate the numerical simulation model output. Results for charging and discharging the system are subsequently used to develop transfer function models of the system's charging and discharging behaviour.

Keywords: solar; photovoltaic; batteries; charge controller; simulation; experiment; modelling; energy storage; data acquisition; correlation; transfer function.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRET.2020.106521

International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 2020 Vol.11 No.1, pp.86 - 110

Received: 27 Sep 2018
Accepted: 17 May 2019
Published online: 09 Apr 2020 *

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