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/ese3.985Estimation 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.3.32Assessment 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: EP4376296A1System 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 2024Failure 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 2021Characterization 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