Effects of Urban Environment on Solar PV Performance

P. Moraitis; B.B. Kausika; W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366669

Effects of Urban Environment on Solar PV Performance

P. Moraitis
, B.B. Kausika
, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

Energy System Analysis

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Abstract

Ahstract- The modern urban environment is challenging for the deployment of solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology. Large structures and compactness limit the available rooftop area and create unpredicted shading patterns. While modern applications such as geographical information system (GIS) software provide a useful tool to calculate solar potential, the majority of small and medium size domestic systems suffer from inefficiencies. In this paper we present our preliminary results that show significant performance losses that can reach 15% for systems that are located in urban areas compared with systems located in rural and sub urban areas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC 2017)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	3167-3171
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-5605-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-5606-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366669
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Performance Ratio
GIS
PV module
system
population density

UN SDGs

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Effects of Urban Environment on Solar PV Performance

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