Performance Assessment of Four Different Photovoltaic Technologies in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods—Experimental Setup and Data Acquisition
3. Results
3.1. Solar Irradiation Data
3.2. The Influence of Irradiation on PV Module Temperature
3.3. Inverter Efficiency
3.4. Energy Production and Losses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | PV Module Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
pc-Si | a-Si | CIGS | CdTe | |
Efficiency (%) | 15.4 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 10.6 |
Max. power (W) | 250 | 95 | 155 | 75 |
Number of modules | 85 | 36 | 24 | 44 |
Installed capacity (kWp) | 21.25 | 3.42 | 3.72 | 3.3 |
Total area (m2) | 138.3 | 56.7 | 29.3 | 31.68 |
IMPP (A) | 8.31 | 1.3 | 1.88 | 1.82 |
VMPP (V) | 30.1 | 73 | 82.5 | 42 |
ISC (A) | 8.83 | 1.62 | 2.2 | 2.15 |
VOC (V) | 37.4 | 100 | 109 | 59.6 |
Temperature coefficient of power (%/°C) | −0.40 | −0.2 | −0.31 | −0.25 |
Temp. coefficient of ISC (%/°C) | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Temp. coefficient of VOC (%/°C) | −0.112 | −0.34 | −0.3 | −0.24 |
In-Plane Solar Irradiance (W/m2) | Fraction of Solar Irradiance |
---|---|
10–100 | 37.1% |
100–200 | 15.0% |
200–300 | 9.6% |
300–400 | 6.7% |
400–500 | 4.9% |
500–600 | 4.7% |
600–700 | 5.0% |
700–800 | 4.6% |
800–900 | 5.1% |
900–1000 | 5.0% |
1000–1100 | 1.9% |
1100–1200 | 0.4% |
PV Technology | pc-Si | a-Si | CIGS | CdTe |
---|---|---|---|---|
All range of irradiance G | ||||
Average efficiency value (%) | 14.6 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 4.4 |
Median efficiency value (%) | 14.5 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 4.7 |
Standard deviation (%) | 1.84 | 1.44 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
Irradiance G > 200 W/m2 | ||||
Average efficiency value (%) | 14.5 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 4.8 |
Median efficiency value (%) | 14.4 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 4.8 |
Standard deviation (%) | 1.98 | 1.18 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
Type of Modules | pc-Si | a-Si | CIGS | CdTe |
---|---|---|---|---|
Energy yield in 2018 (kWh/kWp) | 1130.54 | 855.98 | 1139.72 | 574.58 |
Energy yield in the warm half of 2018 (kWh/kWp) | 855 | 679 | 885 | 448 |
Energy yield in the cold half of 2018 (kWh/kWp) | 275 | 177 | 255 | 126 |
pc-Si | a-Si | CIGS | CdTe | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Energy yield in 2015 (kWh/kWp) | 1080 | 1031 | 1116 | 1058 |
Energy yield in 2016 (kWh/kWp) | 1009 | 858 | 1046 | 732 |
Energy yield in 2017 (kWh/kWp) | 936 | 764 | 970 | 439 |
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Zdyb, A.; Gulkowski, S. Performance Assessment of Four Different Photovoltaic Technologies in Poland. Energies 2020, 13, 196. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en13010196
Zdyb A, Gulkowski S. Performance Assessment of Four Different Photovoltaic Technologies in Poland. Energies. 2020; 13(1):196. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en13010196
Chicago/Turabian StyleZdyb, Agata, and Slawomir Gulkowski. 2020. "Performance Assessment of Four Different Photovoltaic Technologies in Poland" Energies 13, no. 1: 196. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en13010196