A comprehensive method for estimating energy losses due to shading of GC-BIPV systems using monitoring data

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2397-2404

  Drif, M ^a   Mellit, A ^b,c   Aguilera, J ^a   Perez P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JIJEL   (Algeria)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy losses; Grid connected building integrated PV systems; Monitoring data; Partial shading; Shading factor

Indexed keywords

BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; COMPREHENSIVE METHOD; GRID-CONNECTED; LOSS OF ENERGY; MAXIMUM OUTPUT; PARTIAL SHADING; PV SYSTEM; SHADING FACTOR;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

MONITORING;

DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MONITORING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

SPAIN;

EID: 84865578633     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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