Review Article

A Review on Factors Influencing the Mismatch Losses in Solar Photovoltaic System

Table 1

Mismatch losses in a solar photovoltaic cell/system.

Connection schemeMismatch power lossAuthors

SPV arrayMaximum loss at total cross-tied of 1214.93 W and minimum loss at the dominant square of 606.75 WDhanalakshmi and Rajasekhar[114]
40 modulesMismatch loss is about 0.23% of the nominal powerLorente et al. [115]
2.85 kW power plantAnnual electrical mismatch loss factor from 3.8% to 13.2%Rodrigo et al. [116]
190 kW power plantTotal loss including solar radiation, temperature, module quality, array mismatch, ohmic wiring, and inverter is found to be 31.7%Sharma and Chandel [117]
SPV cells connected in a stringFractional power loss due to mismatch is 2.35%Bucciarelli Jr. [70]
Series string15-20%Wang and Xuan [118]