Journal ArticleDOI
Simplified method for predicting photovoltaic array output
TLDR
In this article, a simplified procedure for predicting the long term, monthly average electrical output of photovoltaic arrays is presented, restricted to passively cooled, max-power tracked arrays, but is applicable to both south facing, fixed flat arrays and 2-D tracked concentrators.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 1981-01-01. It has received 626 citations till now.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
On the temperature dependence of photovoltaic module electrical performance: a review of efficiency/ power correlations
E. Skoplaki,J.A. Palyvos +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a brief discussion is presented regarding the operating temperature of one-sun commercial grade silicon-based solar cells/modules and its effect upon the electrical performance of photovoltaic installations.
Journal ArticleDOI
Temperature Dependent Photovoltaic (PV) Efficiency and Its Effect on PV Production in the World – A Review☆
TL;DR: In this paper, a brief discussion is presented regarding the operating temperature of one-sun commercial grade silicon-based solar cells/modules and its effect upon the electrical performance of photovoltaic installations.
Journal ArticleDOI
Progress in solar PV technology: Research and achievement
TL;DR: The development in solar PV technology is growing very fast in recent years due to technological improvement, cost reductions in materials and government support for renewable energy based electricity production as mentioned in this paper, which makes photovoltaic as one of the fastest growing industries.
Journal ArticleDOI
A simple correlation for the operating temperature of photovoltaic modules of arbitrary mounting
TL;DR: In this article, a simple semi-empirical explicit correlation for PV cell temperature and the corresponding efficiency form are proposed for modules of arbitrary mounting, and a dimensionless mounting parameter, ω, is introduced rendering the correlations suitable for systems like building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) array generators.
Journal ArticleDOI
Calculation of the polycrystalline PV module temperature using a simple method of energy balance
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a photovoltaic module is studied versus environmental variables such as solar irradiance, ambient temperature and wind speed, and two types of simplified models are studied.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
The long-term average performance of flat-plate solar-energy collectors
TL;DR: The flat-plate collectors have been used successfully for many years in the southern United States and elsewhere as water heaters, and potentially can be used for space heating, drying, refrigeration, power generation and similar purposes as discussed by the authors.
Journal ArticleDOI
Cost studies on terrestrial photovoltaic power systems with sunlight concentration
D.L. Evans,L.W. Florschuetz +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a system simulation program for comparing the energy costs associated with various alternative concentrating photovoltaic solar systems to energy costs expected with flat arrays is described, and the application to linear focus and point focus concentrators is presented in a parameterized way.
ReportDOI
Simulation and simplified design studies of photovoltaic systems
TL;DR: In this article, an accurate simplified method for predicting array output of max-power photovoltaic systems is presented, and a second simplified method, which estimates the overall performance of max power systems, is developed.
Related Papers (5)
On the temperature dependence of photovoltaic module electrical performance: a review of efficiency/ power correlations
E. Skoplaki,J.A. Palyvos +1 more