Photovoltaic Modules Articles
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Project - Caracal, Romania 3x 1 MWp - RC Development Deset, Devat, Osum
Capacity: 3 x 1 MWp Location: Caracal, Olt county, Romania Land: 5 Ha, owned by the SPVs Completion date: November 2013 Commercial operation: February 2014 PV modules: CSUN Strings: 546 strings, 22 panels in each Inverters: 6 x 500 kW central inverters Transformers: 3 x 1 MW 20kV transformers Energy production: 3 400 MWh/year ...
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Albedo measurement for bifacial PV modules
Over the last year Kipp & Zonen has received a lot of questions about albedometers from customers working in the Solar Energy market. These came from engineers and researchers working with bifacial PV modules. Bifacial simply means that the back of the PV module has a glass panel, instead of an opaque metallized backing, and can collect light and generate electricity from both sides. This ...
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Soiling Research at Green Energy Park with DustIQ
One of the first customers to use DustIQ was Green Energy Park in Morocco, to support research field tests. Since February 2018, OTT HydroMet's DustIQ Soiling Monitoring System has been on their site and measuring the on-site soiling ratio. Green Energy Park (GEP) is a research center, a training platform and a testing facility located in the green city of Ben Guerir, mid-south of Morocco ...
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How to Design a Shading Free Solar System Layout
When you’re about to start planning and designing a new large-scale solar project, it is important to take shading and energy losses into account. The goal of large-scale solar plants is to generate as much energy as possible. All the energy that has been generated will be converted into power that can be used by families, companies or solar car parks, for example. For this reason, it ...
By Virto Solar
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Display and Log Solar Data on Site With the METEON 2.0
Do you want to check your installed pyranometer on site? With the METEON 2.0 handheld data logger you can connect directly with any of our pyranometers. Smart or analogue, and see real-time measurement values. Simple, quick, convenient and accurate. Easily Check Kipp & Zonen Instruments on Site METEON 2.0 can be connected to any of our pyranometers and provide you with real-time measurement ...
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Building an Effective Meteorological Station for Solar PV
Weather conditions have a huge influence on photovoltaic output. Even intermittent cloud cover can have a dramatic effect on incident solar energy, while other factors like air temperature, wind direction and speed, precipitation, humidity and air pressure can all influence the efficiency of solar cells. Monitoring weather conditions accurately is crucial in order to understand variations in PV ...
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How to select suitable SMA inverter for your On Grid PV system
Introduction The PV system installation are done in centralized and decentralized structure considering the required capacity. Mostly, centralized structures are done in MW/GW scale with a single massive DC and AC built in super inverters. While in a decentralized structure, the inverter DC and AC built capacity is less. However, combining more than a single inverter we could still possibly ...
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What is Trina Solar - Solar Panels
Sun can pay your electricity bills. Availability of abundant solar energy can replace fossil fuel which is getting exhausted as the years pass by. Solar energy falling on the earth in one hour can power the entire earth for an entire year. Solar energy is a cost – effective and a long-term investment as it results in significant saving on your electricity bill. Solar Energy reduces the ...
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Project - Leading PV in Datong, Shanxi with 14 Solar Monitoring Stations
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) announced a total PV installation target of 18.1GW for 2016, within which 12.6 GW are for standard types of PV installations, including both ground-mounted PV and distributed PV ...
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Utility-Scale PV Solar Trends: Increasing Power and Module Size
A primary goal of utility-scale PV power plants is to optimize power production. To achieve that goal, manufacturers are turning to increased module sizes in the hopes of increasing module power. This can bring lower levelized cost of energy, lower balance of system costs, faster installation, and, sometimes, even reduced land costs. With 650W+ modules now available, it appears that large module ...
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Bifacial carport performance - Case study
Bifacial Carport Installation in Tucson, AZ with >20% Bifacial Gain A bifacial system was deployed as an East-facing carport installation in Tucson, AZ (Lat.=32.25, Long.=−110.75). The system consisted of 36 Prism Solar Bi60-343BSTC bifacial modules with a bifacial ratio of 90% and a 270W STC rating, a Sunnyboy 8000US inverter, and a PowerSteel canopy system which mitigated shadowing of ...
By Prism Solar
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White roof bifacial performance - Case study
High Performance Ratio (PR) Installation on a White Commercial Rooftop in New York State After One Year of Operation In October of 2016, a medium sized commercial installation of Prism Solar bifacial modules was commissioned in Kingston, NY and installed by Sunrise Solar Solutions; aerial images of the system can be seen in Figure 1. The major electrical components of the system are listed ...
By Prism Solar
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Part 3: Why PV Trackers Are a Critical Component of a Risk Profile for Utility-Scale PV Solar Lenders and Insurers
Every aspect of the PV solar project plays a part in risk. Plant design, available technology, and risk mitigation features that can be built into a tracker can affect all elements of a solar assets long-term risk profile. Trackers are one of the major inputs of the risk equation. In this final post of our 3-part series on risk mitigation for investors and insurers, we’ll talk about ...
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What you Need to Know About PERC Solar Cells
PERC solar modules are growing in the market, but what is PERC cell technology and what are its advantages? To better understand PERC cell technology’s importance, let’s first review some common inefficiencies found in standard silicon solar panels. A standard solar panel cell contains two layers of silicon, commonly called “n-type” and “p-type” for their ...
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Quick Guide to Smart Modules
While solar softwares can help design the optimal PV system, the components you select will also make a difference in achieving the desired energy production. One particular component type—the smart module—has been increasing in popularity because of its benefits compared to traditional modules. If you haven’t considered smart modules (also known as DC-optimized modules) ...
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Solar Lights for Parking Lots: The Design Basics You Need to Know
There are a few basic design principles of solar parking lot lights. To gain deeper insight into a cost-effective solar PV system design, here's what you need to know. What is Solar PV System? Solar PV system uses photovoltaics (PV) to transform sunlight into electricity. Solar-powered photovoltaic panels, also called modules, contain photovoltaic cells. These cells convert incoming sunlight ...
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Kliux Solution for Off Grid Locations - Case Study
A detached house, isolated from the power grid, with a consumption of 5,000 kWh/year by means of generators. The aim is to save on bills utility while living eco-friendly. WHICH SOLUTION OFFERS THEM KLIUX SYSTEM? 1 Kliux Zebra wind turbine 4 kWp installed power in photovoltaic modules All wind and solar regulators required Communication module 48 V / 800 Ah battery set Stand-alone ...
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PV owners urged to use tech advances, retrofits to hike yield
Solar operators must capitalize on new panel coating and analytics technologies and optimize retrofit and repowering strategies to boost competitiveness, Mate Heisz, lead coordinator of new European solar O&M best practice guidelines, told New Energy Update. As capital costs fall and subsidies end, solar plant owners are seeking to reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs to gain ...
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MGM makes transformers for solar applications
Scientists have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which includes more than 1,300 scientists from the United States and other countries, forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. Increasing ...
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Electric Train
E-Mobility somehow different! Together with the companies HMF Hueber Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau GmbH Überlingen and Günter Schölzl from Schölzl GmbH Oberndorf, we carried out the conversion of two pathways for the Remstal Garden Show for the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd. The old lead batteries with a weight of approx. 580 kg were replaced by 85 kg modern and safe ...
By AutarcTech
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