Model Identification for Photovoltaic Panels Using Neural Networks

Antonino Laudani, Gabriele Maria Lozito, Martina Radicioni, Francesco Riganti Fulginei, Alessandro Salvini

2014

Abstract

The present work documents the study on the usage of Neural Networks to compute the parameters used in solar panel modelling. The approach followed starts from a dataset obtained by a process of model identification via numerical solution of nonlinear equations. After a preliminary analysis pointing out the intrinsic difficulty in the classic identification of the parameters via NN, by taking advantage of closed form relations, a hybrid neural system, composed by neural network based identifiers and explicit equations, was implemented. The generalization capabilities of the neural identifier were investigated, showing the effectiveness of this approach.

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Laudani A., Lozito G., Radicioni M., Riganti Fulginei F. and Salvini A. (2014). Model Identification for Photovoltaic Panels Using Neural Networks . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Neural Computation Theory and Applications - Volume 1: NCTA, (IJCCI 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-054-3, pages 130-137. DOI: 10.5220/0005039201300137


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@conference{ncta14,
author={Antonino Laudani and Gabriele Maria Lozito and Martina Radicioni and Francesco Riganti Fulginei and Alessandro Salvini},
title={Model Identification for Photovoltaic Panels Using Neural Networks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Neural Computation Theory and Applications - Volume 1: NCTA, (IJCCI 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={130-137},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005039201300137},
isbn={978-989-758-054-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Neural Computation Theory and Applications - Volume 1: NCTA, (IJCCI 2014)
TI - Model Identification for Photovoltaic Panels Using Neural Networks
SN - 978-989-758-054-3
AU - Laudani A.
AU - Lozito G.
AU - Radicioni M.
AU - Riganti Fulginei F.
AU - Salvini A.
PY - 2014
SP - 130
EP - 137
DO - 10.5220/0005039201300137