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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Teikyo University, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Tochigi, JP;
Naoto Ugajin, Tochigi, JP;
Teikyo University, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An abnormality determination system for a photovoltaic module determines the presence or absence of an abnormality in each of a plurality of photovoltaic cells constituting the photovoltaic module and connected in series; controls an irradiation state of incident light on a photovoltaic cell to be subjected to determination between at least a first irradiation state and a second irradiation state in which a short-circuit current of the photovoltaic cell to be subjected to determination is larger than a short-circuit current of the photovoltaic cell to be subjected to determination in the first irradiation state; irradiates the photovoltaic cell to be subjected to determination with modulated light different from the incident light; detects a minute change in an output current of the photovoltaic module in accordance with the irradiation of the photovoltaic cell to be subjected to determination with the modulated light; outputs a detection result as a phase detection unit output; calculates a ratio between a phase detection unit output in the first irradiation state and a phase detection unit output in the second irradiation state; and compares the ratio calculated with a threshold value set in advance.