Time Series Analysis of Photovoltaic Soiling Station Data: Version 1.0, August 2017

Leonardo Micheli, Matthew Muller, Michael Deceglie, Daniel Ruth

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

The time series data from PV soiling stations, operating in the USA, at different time periods are analyzed and presented. The current version of the paper includes twenty stations operating between 2013 and 2016, but the paper is intended to be periodically updated as more stations and more data become available. The challenges in working with soiling stations data are discussed, including measurement methodology, quality controls, and measurement uncertainty. The soiling profiles of the soiling stations are made available so that the PV community can make use of this data to guide operations and maintence decisions, estimate soiling derate in performance models, and more generally come to a better understanding of the challenges associated with the variability of PV soiling.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages30
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-5J00-69131

Keywords

  • derate
  • O&M
  • soiling
  • soiling QC
  • uncertainty

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