Performance assessment of a thin film photovoltaic system under actual Mediterranean climate conditions in the island of Crete

Nikolaos Savvakis and Theocharis Tsoutsos

Energy, 2015, vol. 90, issue P2, 1435-1455

Abstract: This study presents a 2-years performance assessment of a 2.18 kWp grid-connected PV (photovoltaic) system, installed in the premises of the Technical University of Crete, Chania; important normalized parameters such as yields, losses and efficiencies are calculated and related to the local climatic characteristics. The scopes of this paper are: (i) the quantification of the effect of high temperature conditions on the electrical performance of a thin film PV system; (ii) the verification and comparison amongst the existing empirical models used to estimate PV frames operating temperature emphasizing on the accuracy of their predictions; (iii) the development of a new customized empirical model in order to determine the PV frames operating temperature, under real field conditions.

Keywords: Thin film; Photovoltaics; Operating temperature; Energy yield (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.06.098

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