1. On the impact of photovoltaic module characterization on the prediction of PV plant productivity
- Author
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Barbini, Nicola, Lughi, Vanni, Mellit, A., P. a. v. a. n., . A. M., Tessarolo, Alberto, MASSI PAVAN, Alessandro, IEEE, Barbini, Nicola, Lughi, Vanni, Mellit, A., P. a. v. a. n., . A. M., Tessarolo, Alberto, and MASSI PAVAN, Alessandro
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photovoltaic module ,Engineering ,Standards ,photovoltaic cell characterization ,photovoltaic cells ,photovoltaic module characterization ,key factor ,photovoltaic cell ,Fill factor ,PV plant productivity ,Electronic engineering ,Productivity ,nominal fill factor ,Photovoltaic systems ,data sheets information ,photovoltaic power systems ,business.industry ,Photovoltaic system ,module efficiency ,Temperature ,photovoltaic field productivity ,Reliability engineering ,Characterization (materials science) ,Europe ,photovoltaic cells,photovoltaic power systems,PV plant productivity,data sheets information,key factor,module efficiency,nominal fill factor,nominal power,photovoltaic fields,photovoltaic module characterization,Europe,Photovoltaic systems,Productivity,Standards,Temperature,Fill factor,photovoltaic cell,photovoltaic cell characterization,photovoltaic field productivity,photovoltaic module ,Key (cryptography) ,Pv plant ,business ,nominal power ,photovoltaic fields ,Nominal power (photovoltaic) - Abstract
A key factor in the design of photovoltaic fields is their yearly productivity and normally the nominal power is the only module parameter taken into account in the productivity predictions. The present paper intends to demonstrate how this approach disregards an important parameter, the nominal fill factor, that may significantly affect module efficiency when working in realistic environmental conditions. A complete calculation method is presented to compute a module productivity in any operating condition, using data sheets information. As an example two commercial module characteristics with different fill factors are compared to illustrate the concept in quantitative terms.
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- 2014