Parameterizing mismatch loss in bifacial photovoltaic modules with global deployment: A comprehensive study

Yunkun Tao, Jianbo Bai, Rupendra Kumar Pachauri, Yue Wang, Jian Li and Harouna Kerzika Attaher

Applied Energy, 2021, vol. 303, issue C, No S0306261921010035

Abstract: The effective cost reduction of solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation systems is supported by the widespread use of bifacial modules. To this end, the multiple bifacial modellings are expected to measure the energy yield excluding the mismatch power loss induced by self-shading. But, given the magnitude of non-uniform irradiance may differ between the monofacial and bifacial modules, the conventional full cell-level electrical model is no longer suitable for fast-estimation of bifacial ones. Hence, a fundamentally new equation is reformulated by parameterizing rear-shading mismatch losses (ML) optimally as a function of irradiance variability (standard deviation σ), whereby implicitly taking the effect of rear-shading into account. In Taizhou, the annual ML is found to be as high as 0.8% for close mounts (0.2 m) with a 0.2 albedo and a 22° tilt angle. Panels fixed with or without torque tube have been compared numerically. After the hourly rear-inhomogeneity and configuration dependence on cumulative annual ML of several global-mounted bifacial modules were analyzed. The authors improved the fit with an R2 better than 0.9 for generalization to any worldwide scenarios. Both experimental results and inter comparison with prior empirical equations indicate a better goodness of fits, especially in high-mismatch conditions. In this paper, the presented mismatch model will guide the deployment of revised bifacial gain (BGr)-maximized bifacial systems around the world.

Keywords: Photovoltaics; Bifacial PV; Solar energy; Mismatch loss; Bifacial gain; Shading (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117636

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