Conference proceeding
Analysis of irradiance models for bifacial PV modules
2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Vol.2016-, pp.0138-0143
06/2016
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749564
Abstract
We describe and compare two methods for modeling irradiance on the back surface of rack-mounted bifacial PV modules: view factor models and ray-tracing simulations. For each method we formulate one or more models and compare each model with irradiance measurements and short circuit current for a bifacial module mounted a fixed tilt rack with three other similarly sized modules. Our analysis illustrates the computational requirements of the different methods and provides insight into their practical applications. We find a level of consistency among the models which indicates that consistent models may be obtained by parameter calibrations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Analysis of irradiance models for bifacial PV modules
- Creators
- Clifford W Hansen - Sandia National LaboratoriesJoshua S Stein - Sandia National LaboratoriesChris Deline - National Laboratory of the RockiesSara MacAlpine - National Laboratory of the RockiesBill Marion - National Laboratory of the RockiesAmir Asgharzadeh - University of IowaFatima Toor - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Vol.2016-, pp.0138-0143
- DOI
- 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749564
- ISSN
- 0160-8371
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2016
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984197302002771
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