Abstract
We analysed a monitored grid-connected PV system of 34 kW p in Indonesia to investigate the performance of PV systems in tropical climates. The PV system has been installed in Jayapura, the capital of the Province of Papua, Indonesia, by the beginning of 2012. Due to the aged gensets and frequent lack of fuel, the city regularly suffers from black-outs ranging from a few minutes to a complete day. Energy losses are related to the temperature (46%), to power outages (28%) and to system faults (27%), all relative to the total estimated energy losses of 7.2 MWh, which account to 17% of the total electricity production during the investigated period. When the PV system is online, it performs well with PRs of 78% and 79% for both Tripower arrays, 91 % for the SMC array and the Involar array performing significantly less, with an average PR of 54%. This is in line with other PV systems in Europe.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 : Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, 8-13 June 2014 |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 1978-1981 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479943982 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2014) - Colorado Convention Center, Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014 Conference number: 40 https://www.ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC40/ |
Conference
| Conference | 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2014) |
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| Abbreviated title | PVSC 2014 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Denver |
| Period | 8/06/14 → 13/06/14 |
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Keywords
- Indonesia
- performance
- PV systems
- tropical