Simulation Study to Predict Generation Power of a Vehicle Photovoltaic System

Abstract

The integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation technology into electric vehicle (EV) charging systems is of great significance, and it is very important to analyze the influencing factors of vehicle operating parameters on the generation power of vehicle PV system. In this paper, a model is developed to predict the power generated by vehicle PV system through a combination of a Fluent simulation study and Simulink modeling. Then the generation power of vehicle PV system under 7 different vehicle speeds in different months in Northeast China is analyzed. Through the Spearman correlation analysis and multilevel function fitting of the data, the mathematical model of a vehicle PV system power is proposed. Its variation with vehicle speed is obtained, as affected by solar radiation intensity and ambient temperature. According to the mathematical model analysis, the relevant vehicle characteristics and rules for vehicle PV systems were obtained. The simulation results show that the generation power of vehicle PV system in Northeast China increases significantly with the increase of vehicle speed in summer, but does not change significantly with the increase of vehicle speed in winter.