Statistical estimates of short duration power generated by a photovoltaic unit in environment of scattered cloud cover

Sanjoy Roy

Energy, 2015, vol. 89, issue C, 14-23

Abstract: The statistics of low level scattered cloud cover (cumulus or strato-cumulus types), is evolved to formulate analytical expressions for short duration mean output power and its variability, as well as power change distribution, at the output of photovoltaic generating stations. The proposed expressions are used to obtain statistical estimates of the three, which are substantiated by comparison to empirical ensemble estimates reported in available literature.

Keywords: Solar energy; Solar power generation; Photovoltaic power systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.06.038

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