Evaluation of spectrally distributed irradiance in the Netherlands regarding the energy performance of various PV technologies

Luna Mutiara; Kaj Pegels; Angele Reinders

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356209

Evaluation of spectrally distributed irradiance in the Netherlands regarding the energy performance of various PV technologies

Luna Mutiara
, Kaj Pegels
, Angele Reinders

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

In this study 1-minute measurements of spectrally distributed irradiance in the Netherlands are evaluated by investigating the Average Photon Energy (APE). The measured data are combined with spectral response curves of various photovoltaic (PV) technologies such as c-Si, mc-Si, CdTe, CIGS, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) and polymer organic solar cells (OSC) to obtain energy yields in kWh/m2 on a daily, monthly and a yearly time scale. The incident spectra attenuate due to varying air mass, precipitable water and aerosol optical depth. Results show that in the Netherlands the spectra hold higher energy content in the summer in comparison to the winter. The APE changes in a quadratic manner over the season and has a peak in July. On average the APE is in between 1.80 and 1.93 eV. Blue shifted spectra occur in the summer. Organic solar cells - DSC and OSC - have a unique behavior toward spectral variation. An evaluation of their spectral performance based on the Spectral Factor (SF) shows that organic solar cells yield the highest spectral gain compared to the other PV technologies with a SF of 1.01 compared to a SF of 0.966 of c-Si.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) 14-19 June 2015, New Orleans, LA
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479979448
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356209
Publication status	Published - 14 Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC 2015) - Hyatt Regency New Orleans , New Orleans, United States Duration: 14 Jun 2015 → 19 Jun 2015 Conference number: 42 https://www.ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC42/

Conference

Conference	42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC 2015)
Abbreviated title	PVSC 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	14/06/15 → 19/06/15
Internet address	https://www.ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC42/

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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irradiance
PV modules
spectral factor

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Mutiara, L., Pegels, K., & Reinders, A. (2015). Evaluation of spectrally distributed irradiance in the Netherlands regarding the energy performance of various PV technologies. In 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) 14-19 June 2015, New Orleans, LA Article 7356209 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356209

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Mutiara, L, Pegels, K & Reinders, A 2015, Evaluation of spectrally distributed irradiance in the Netherlands regarding the energy performance of various PV technologies. in 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) 14-19 June 2015, New Orleans, LA., 7356209, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC 2015), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 14/06/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356209

Evaluation of spectrally distributed irradiance in the Netherlands regarding the energy performance of various PV technologies. / Mutiara, Luna; Pegels, Kaj; Reinders, Angele.
2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) 14-19 June 2015, New Orleans, LA. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. 7356209.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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