Temperature Analysis of the Stand-Alone and Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems Based on Simulation and Measurement Data

Adam Idzkowski, Karolina Karasowska and Wojciech Walendziuk
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Adam Idzkowski: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska St. 45D, PL-15351 Bialystok, Poland
Karolina Karasowska: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska St. 45D, PL-15351 Bialystok, Poland
Wojciech Walendziuk: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska St. 45D, PL-15351 Bialystok, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-23

Abstract: Sunlight is converted into electrical energy due to the photovoltaic effect in photovoltaic cells. Energy yield of photovoltaic systems depends on the solar array location, orientation, tilt, tracking and local weather conditions. In order to determine the amount of energy produced in a photovoltaic system, it is important to analyze the operation of the photovoltaic (PV) arrays in real operating conditions and take into account the impact of external factors such as irradiance, ambient temperature or the speed of blowing wind, which is the natural coolant of PV panels. The analysis was carried out based on mathematical models and actual measurement data, regarding the dependence of the average temperature of PV arrays on variable and difficult to predict ambient conditions. The analysis used standard (nominal operating cell temperature (NOCT)), King, Skoplaki, Faiman and Mattei thermal models and the standard model for flat-plate photovoltaic arrays. Photovoltaic installations PV1, PV2a and PV2b, being part of the hybrid power plant of the Bialystok University of Technology, Poland, were the objects of the research. In the case of a free-standing solar system, the Skoplaki model proved to be the best method for determining the average temperatures of the PV arrays. For building-integrated PV systems, a corrected value of the mounting coefficient in the Skoplaki model was proposed, and the original results were compared. The comparison of the accuracy measures of the average operating temperatures for three micro-power plants, differently mounted and located, is presented.

Keywords: solar energy; photovoltaic systems; mathematical modeling; temperature estimation; stand-alone PV power system; building integrated PV power system; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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