Performance Analysis of an Onboard PV System on a Demonstrator Light Commercial Vehicle in Hannover, Germany

Neel Patel (Corresponding author-nrf), Evgenii Sovetkin, Bart Pieters, Karsten Bittkau, Kaining Ding, Robby Peibst, Hilke Fischer, Angèle H.M.E. Reinders

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We present an analysis of the performance data of a monitored PV system onboard a light commercial electric vehicle during parking and driving conditions in the Hannover region of Germany. The PV system's nominal power is 2180 WP with flat silicon modules on the vehicle's roof, rear, left, and right sides and other electronic components needed to charge the vehicle's high-voltage (HV) battery. The analysis indicated that after 488.92 h of operation, the modules mounted on the vehicle roof produced 133.32 kWh of electricity during parking at the best possible orientation compared to 15.4, 30.67, and 22.99 kWh for the modules mounted on the rear, left, and right sides, respectively. During the trips, after 31.99 h of operation, 6.12, 0.68, 1.08, and 1.86 kWh of electricity were produced by the modules on the roof, rear, left, and right sides, respectively. The overall system efficiency was in the 60%–65% range. The aggregated usable electricity reaching the HV battery after multiple conversion stages generated by the system at the two parking locations was 129.39 kWh. PV electricity generated at the two parking locations enabled a range extension of approximately 530 km, which is 30% of the total distance driven during the measurement period between April and July 2021.

Originele taal-2Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)616-627
Aantal pagina's12
TijdschriftProgress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Volume33
Nummer van het tijdschrift5
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - mei 2025

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© 2025 The Author(s). Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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We want to thank our street project partners: Leibniz University of Hannover, a2\u2010solar, Meyer\u2010Burger, Vitesco, Continental Engineering Services, HZB Berlin, and the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy for providing the funding as a part of the Street Project (FKZ 0324275). The authors gratefully acknowledge the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing e.V. ( www.gauss\u2010centre.eu ) for funding this project by providing computing time through the John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC) on the GCS Supercomputer JUWELS at J\u00FClich Supercomputing Centre (JSC). Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. This work was supported by the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing eV and the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (FKZ 0324275). Funding:

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