Modeling reflected irradiance in urban environments – a case study for simulation-based measurement quality control for an outdoor PV test site

Á. Bognár; R.C.G.M. Loonen; R.M.E. Valckenborg; J.L.M. Hensen

doi:10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-6DO.10.4

Modeling reflected irradiance in urban environments – a case study for simulation-based measurement quality control for an outdoor PV test site

Á. Bognár, R.C.G.M. Loonen, R.M.E. Valckenborg, J.L.M. Hensen

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The increased application of PV in urban environments goes together with a growing awareness of the need to consider the influence of partial shading and reflected irradiance on PV performance. Most of the conventional PV simulation tools do not have the capabilities to account for the possible additional PV yield due to reflected sunlight. On the other end of the spectrum are complex ray-tracing tools that can accurately model reflected irradiance, but require a large amount of input data, are computationally intensive and have limited or no PV modeling algorithms. In this work, as a step towards quantifying uncertainties due to reflected irradiance in urban settings, the potential of a modeling strategy using building energy simulation software, with intermediate complexity is investigated using a case study of an outdoor PV test site.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Pages	1672-1675
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-6DO.10.4
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition - SQUARE - Brussels Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium Duration: 24 Sep 2018 → 28 Sep 2018 Conference number: 35 https://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/

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Conference	35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Abbreviated title	EU PVSEC 2018
Country	Belgium
City	Brussels
Period	24/09/18 → 28/09/18
Internet address	https://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/

Keywords

Simulation
Solar radiation
Pyranometer
Building integration
EnergyPlus

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Bognár, Á., Loonen, R. C. G. M., Valckenborg, R. M. E., & Hensen, J. L. M. (2018). Modeling reflected irradiance in urban environments – a case study for simulation-based measurement quality control for an outdoor PV test site. In Proceedings of the 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1672-1675) https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-6DO.10.4

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Bognár, Á , Loonen, RCGM, Valckenborg, RME & Hensen, JLM 2018, Modeling reflected irradiance in urban environments – a case study for simulation-based measurement quality control for an outdoor PV test site. in Proceedings of the 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. pp. 1672-1675, 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Brussels, Belgium, 24/09/18. https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-6DO.10.4

Modeling reflected irradiance in urban environments – a case study for simulation-based measurement quality control for an outdoor PV test site. / Bognár, Á.; Loonen, R.C.G.M.; Valckenborg, R.M.E.; Hensen, J.L.M.

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