Performance Study of Solar PV System with Bifacial PV Modules

Bifacial photovoltaic (PV) is regarded as a promising technology due to its potential to attain higher annual energy yield compared to conventional PV systems. Higher annual energy yield is a significant factor resulting in reduced balance of system (BOS) costs, thereby achieving lower levelized cost of energy (LCOE). In this paper, a solar PV system with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller is presented and discussed. The single diode model of a bifacial PV module based on its mathematical equations is developed in MATLAB. This model can be utilized to analyze and validate the performance of any commercially available bifacial PV module. A standalone PV system consisting of bifacial PV module, DC–DC buck converter, and perturb and observe (P&O) MPPT controller is built and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment. A detailed analysis of the performance of PV module and the system for different conditions are validated by obtained simulation results.