Measuring Irradiance for Bifacial PV Systems

Michael Gostein; Silvana Ayala Pelaez; Chris Deline; Aron Habte; Clifford Hansen; Bill Marion; Jeff Newmiller; Manajit Sengupta; Joshua Stein; Itai Suez

doi:10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518601

Measuring Irradiance for Bifacial PV Systems

Michael Gostein, Silvana Ayala Pelaez, Chris Deline, Aron Habte, Clifford Hansen, Bill Marion, Jeff Newmiller, Manajit Sengupta, Joshua Stein, Itai Suez

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The advent of bifacial PV systems drives new requirements for irradiance measurement at PV projects for monitoring and assessment purposes. While there are several approaches, there is still no uniform guidance for what irradiance parameters to measure and for the optimal selection and placement of irradiance sensors at bifacial arrays. Standards are emerging to address these topics but are not yet available. In this paper we review approaches to bifacial irradiance monitoring which are being discussed in the research literature and pursued in early systems, to provide a preliminary guide and framework for developers planning bifacial projects.

Original language	American English
Pages	896-903
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518601 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518601
State	Published - 20 Jun 2021
Event	48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021 - Fort Lauderdale, United States Duration: 20 Jun 2021 → 25 Jun 2021

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Conference	48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fort Lauderdale
Period	20/06/21 → 25/06/21

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See NREL/CP-5K00-80281 for preprint

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5K00-81131

Keywords

bifacial
irradiance measurement
performance analysis
photovoltaic systems
solar energy

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Gostein, M., Ayala Pelaez, S., Deline, C., Habte, A., Hansen, C., Marion, B., Newmiller, J., Sengupta, M., Stein, J., & Suez, I. (2021). Measuring Irradiance for Bifacial PV Systems. 896-903. Paper presented at 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021, Fort Lauderdale, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518601, https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518601

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