The importance of sensors in the determination of BIPV parameters and installation energy yield
Bahaj, A.S., Braid, R.M. and James, P.A.B. (2003) The importance of sensors in the determination of BIPV parameters and installation energy yield. In, Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion 2003. 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WPEC3) , IEEE, 2046-2049. (doi:10.1109/WCPEC.2003.1306350).
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Sensor reliability is important in building integrated photovoltaic installations to convey confidence in the correct operation of the installation and to quantify the yield of the PV system. This paper relates the experience gained from a PV fa㧡e installed at Southampton University, which was found to have irradiance sensors (reference cells), producing conflicting data. Specifically, when comparing the output of the various irradiance
sensors it is apparent that performance ratio analysis of the PV system produces widely differing results. This paper discusses the critical impact of sensor accuracy on array
power output and performance ratios. It serves to highlight that even small errors in irradiance measurement can determine whether or not a PV system is perceived as
being ‘good’ based on its performance ratio.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| ISBNs: | 4990181603 (paperback) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TH Building construction T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 53831 |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:09 |
| Contributors: | Bahaj, A.S. (Author) Braid, R.M. (Author) James, P.A.B. (Author) |
| Date: | May 2003 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/53831 |
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