Performance ratio of a PV power plant: different panel technologies comparison
F. Degli Uberti, R. Faranda, S. Leva, E. Ogliari
"Performance ratio of a PV power plant: different panel technologies comparison",
Proceedings of the Solar Energy Tech 2010,
8th July 2010, Milano, Italy, pp.13-24,
ISBN 978-1-4467-3765-1
Abstract:
In this paper a direct comparison between two different PV panel technologies is presented. The calculation of PR, after one year of analytic monitoring of a PV plant, allows some comparative considerations of special interest.
By comparing the performance between CdTe modules and the polycrystalline silicon ones, put in equal environmental and plant conditions, it has resulted a lower annual average PR of the latter than the one of the former.
Keywords:
Performance Ratio, PV System, Monitoring, Thin Film
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