• Kedri Janardhana
• D Bhagwan Das
• A K Saxena

Modelling and simulation has been a successful tool for estimating system behavior before actually implementing the system. In case of solar photovoltaic systems, this tool is used to compare how well the system is behaving before and after installation by simulating it and comparing the simulated results with field results. Validation of the model is done by giving field values of the plant as input to the model and comparing them with the actual results. Modelling a solar photovoltaic plant is a complex problem comprising of many subsystems like SPV arrays, Inverters, Batteries, Grid, Load etc. Developing a model will help in system optimization and provide high reliability at low economy. This paper presents a review of current trends in modelling, simulation and validation of solar photovoltaic power plants. This review has been done by the authors during their research on a set of seven distributed solar power plants having a total capacity of 518.2 kWp at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra, India. These plants are grid connected with battery storage systems for back up. Absence of good simulation models of such systems motivates the authors in this research direction in order to achieve optimized system operation.

Modelling , Simulation, Microgrids, Module, Inverter, Battery, Charge controller, Validation

"A REVIEW ON CURRENT TRENDS IN MODELLING, SIMULATION AND VALIDATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.912-920, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRA006163.pdf

"A REVIEW ON CURRENT TRENDS IN MODELLING, SIMULATION AND VALIDATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp912-920, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRA006163.pdf