Analysis of yearlong performance of differently tilted photovoltaic systems in Brisbane, Australia

•PV performance is investigated by utilizing the yearlong recorded data from the PV systems at the University of Queensland.•The established theoretical model has good agreement with the field measurement.•The validated theoretical model is applied for performance prediction of PV systems in Brisban...

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Published in:Energy conversion and management 2013-10, Vol.74, p.102-108
Main Authors: Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Meredith, Paul, Goodwin, Shane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Arrays
Australia
Electricity
Energy
Equipments, installations and applications
Exact sciences and technology
Natural energy
Photovoltaic (PV)
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic conversion
PV generation estimation
PV power yearlong performance
Representations
Solar cells
Solar energy
Tilt
Tilt angle
Utilities
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Summary:•PV performance is investigated by utilizing the yearlong recorded data from the PV systems at the University of Queensland.•The established theoretical model has good agreement with the field measurement.•The validated theoretical model is applied for performance prediction of PV systems in Brisbane, Australia. Installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems is on a dramatic rise in recent years. This has attracted researchers’ attention around the world to examine PV efficiency and integration issues. In the literature, many studies were found on analyzing PV systems in specific regions; however none of them focused on Queensland, Australia. In this paper, PV array performance in Brisbane is investigated by utilizing the yearlong recorded data from the PV systems at the University of Queensland (UQ). The theoretical model has good agreement with the field measurement in terms of per unit representation established in this study. Therefore, this validated theoretical model is applied to estimate PV system performance with different tilt angles and orientations. This study will not only provide invaluable information and tools for Australian PV industries and electricity utilities, but also offer helpful methodologies to PV applications in other countries.
ISSN:0196-8904
1879-2227
DOI:10.1016/j.enconman.2013.05.007