An Energy Yield Calculator for Solar Cells Worldwide
Peters IM, Liu H, Reindl T, Buonassisi T (2018)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2018
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages Range: 453-454
Conference Proceedings Title: 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Event location: Waikoloa Village, HI, USA
ISBN: 9781538685297
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547366
Abstract
Energy yield is a key metric for photovoltaic technologies. It denotes how much energy a solar cell in an operational environment generates, and it is needed to predict return-on-investment for photovoltaic projects. Determining energy yield, however, is not straightforward as it requires information about the operating conditions that is often not readily available. In this work we introduce a simple method to estimate energy yield for solar cells made from five materials worldwide. We provide a data set based on 2015 meteorological data for each of the five materials CIS, Si, GaAs, CdTe and perovskites. We also show that there is a linear equation allowing to estimating outdoor performance from lab measured efficiency.
Involved external institutions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States (USA) (US)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore (SG)
United States (USA) (US)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore (SG)
How to cite
APA:
Peters, I.M., Liu, H., Reindl, T., & Buonassisi, T. (2018). An Energy Yield Calculator for Solar Cells Worldwide. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 453-454). Waikoloa Village, HI, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
MLA:
Peters, I. M., et al. "An Energy Yield Calculator for Solar Cells Worldwide." Proceedings of the 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, HI, USA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. 453-454.
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