Scientific production

Here, you will find an updated list of my published journal articles, conference papers, patents, and theses. All published documents are available upon request.

Journal Articles

  • On the Parameters Domain of the Single-Diode Model
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Denys Dutykh, and Sylvain Lespinats
    Published in Solar Energy, Elsevier, June 2024
    doi:10.1016/j.solener.2024.112718
    Available preprints: ArXiv, HAL open science, Authorea.

  • Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
    Rodrigo Cortés-Severino, Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Rodrigo Barraza, Antonio Sánchez-Squella, Patricio Valdivia Lefort, and Federico Castillo-Burns
    Published in Energy & Engineering, Wiley, October 2021
    doi:10.1002/ese3.985

  • Estimation of Single-Diode Photovoltaic Model Using the Differential Evolution Algorithm with Adaptive Boundaries
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Rodrigo Barraza, Antonio Sánchez-Squella, Patricio Valdivia-Lefort, and Federico Castillo-Burns
    Published in Energies, MDPI, June 2021
    doi:10.3390/en14133925

Conferences

  • A new robust methodology for the identification of parameters on the electrical response of photovoltaic systems through the application of polar coordinates
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Sylvain Lespinats, and Denys Dutykh
    2024 European PVPMC Workshop, August 2024

  • Computation of Faulty IV Curves Based on a Distributed Solar Cell Algorithm
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Denys Dutykh, and Dui Long Ha
    8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, September 2022
    doi:10.4229/WCPEC-82022-3BV.3.32

  • Assessment of the Economic Impact and Management Techniques on Fault Modes present in Photovoltaic Systems
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Robinson Cavieres, Rodrigo Barraza, David Godoy, and Patricio Valdivia Lefort
    Published in International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry SHC2019, November 2019
    doi:10.18086/swc.2019.25.01

Patents

  • Method for estimating a breakdown voltage of a photovoltaic cell
    Duy Long Ha, Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Mohamed Amhal, and Denys Dutykh
    Published on May 2024, Europoean Patent Office
    Patent number: EP4376296A1

  • System and method for determining the operating state of solar photovoltaic modules
    Rodrigo Cortés, Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo, Patricio Valdivia Lefort, Antonio Sánchez-Squella, Rodrigo Barraza
    Published on February 2024, United States
    Patent number: US20240039473A1

Theses

  • Coupled electrical and thermal models for photovoltaic module diagnostics
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo
    Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics
    Directed and supervised by Dr. Sylvain Lespinats and Dr. Denys Dutykh
    Université Savoie Mont Blanc
    To be presented on next September 2024

  • Failure mode characterization of solar photovoltaic modules based on their electrical response
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo
    Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
    Directed by Dr. Patricio Valdivia Lefort
    Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    December 2021

  • Characterization of the Operating Conditions of Solar Farms based on the Analysis of Electrical Variables
    Carlos Cárdenas-Bravo
    Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
    Directed and supervised by Dr. Antonio Sánchez-Squella, Dr. Patricio Valdivia Lefort, and Dr. Rodrigo Barraza Vicencio
    Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    December 2018