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Experimental yield study of bifacial PV modules in Nordic conditions
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Energy Technology.
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Energy Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7978-1115
2018 (English)In: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, ISSN 2156-3381, E-ISSN 2156-3403, Vol. 8, no 6, p. 1457-1463Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study reports on the first full-year field study in Sweden using bifacial photovoltaic modules. The two test sites are located on flat roofs with a low albedo of 0.05 in Linköping (58 °N) and were studied from December 2016 to November 2017. Site 1 has monofacial and bifacial modules with a 40° tilt facing south, which is optimal for annual energy yield for monofacial modules at this location. Site 2 has monofacial 40° tilt south-facing modules and bifacial vertical east–west orientated modules. The annual bifacial energy gain (BG E ) was 5% at site 1 and 1% at site 2 for albedo 0.05. The difference in power temperature coefficients between bifacial and monofacial modules was estimated to influence BG E by +0.4 and +0.1 percentage points on site 1 and 2, respectively. A higher albedo could be investigated on a sunny day with fresh snow for the bifacial east–west modules. The specific yield was 7.57 kWh/kW p , which was a yield increase of 48% compared with tar paper at similar solar conditions.

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2018. Vol. 8, no 6, p. 1457-1463
Keywords [en]
Bifacial, field study, Nordic, Sweden, yield
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Energy Engineering
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Energy and Built Environments
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-28488DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2865168ISI: 000448898400008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85052612264OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-28488DiVA, id: diva2:1249202
Available from: 2018-09-18 Created: 2018-09-18 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved

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