Interesting paper

[Anil Kottantharayil]

Dear Colleagues (especially Preetha),

An interesting paper demonstrating the opportunities that would be opened up through cell and module level simulation capabilities. 

Predetermined static configurations of a partially shaded photovoltaic module
Buvana Lefevre, Stef Peeters, Jef Poortmans and Johan Driesen
Version of Record online: 18 OCT 2016 | DOI: 10.1002/pip.2834

We propose a method to compute the energy yield of a photovoltaic module subject to partial shading. By applying constraints, we generate series-parallel cell configurations that are practically feasible, and identify the configuration characteristics that consistently yield a higher energy. We show that by proper design of the PV module's configuration the energy yield can be significantly improved over that of the conventional configuration.  Best regards Anil

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Anil Kottantharayil, Ph. D., and CRISP fellow (Oxford)
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
IIT Bombay
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/anilkg

Google scholar profile: http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=m5f1ZIQAAAAJ&hl=en