Predicting the energy production by solar photovoltaic systems in cold-climate regions

Autor: Hadia Awad, Mustafa Gül, K. M. Emtiaz Salim, Haitao Yu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Vol 37, Iss 10, Pp 978-998 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1478-6451
1478-646X
14786451
DOI: 10.1080/14786451.2017.1408622
Popis: One challenge in designing a photovoltaic (PV) system is to predict its generation, given parameters such as location, meteorological conditions, and layout. A greater challenge is to predict the generation of such a system under snow-cover condition. Publicly available snowfall data provide records for horizontal surfaces. However, the effect of snow accumulated on a tilted PV module remains unknown. Hence, irradiance is insufficient for predicting the output of PV systems having any given layout configuration. The research in this paper aims to predict the daily generation of PV systems through the development of a predictive model flexible enough to accommodate different layout configurations based on long-term monitoring data collected from 85 sites. Snow coverage loss factors are derived empirically to enhance the performance of the model. A feed-forward artificial neural network model is developed and implemented with snow adjustments (snowfall data and snow coverage loss factors). Promising results are obtained and validated.
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