Floating photovoltaics performance simulation approach

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21720%2F22%3A00361431" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21720/22:00361431 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11896" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11896</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11896" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11896</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Floating photovoltaics performance simulation approach

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Floating photovoltaics (FPVs) provide various benefits especially where land is scarce (e.g., reducing land occupancy, water evaporation and environment control...), or when they are combined with hydropower plants (enhanced capacity factor and green energy generation). Software such as PV*SOL, SAM and PVSyst® are commonly used for the design and simulation of land-based photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, when it comes to the simulation of photovoltaics installed on water surface, such software does not offer the option to directly simulate FPV systems. In this work, a new approach combining MATLAB and Rhino/Grasshopper environments is proposed for the assessment of FPV systems performance. The approach is divided into various steps considering major influencing parameters such as temperature, irradiance, albedo, PV modelling, panel rows spacing, tilt angle, as well as the benefits of including a tracking mechanism. The proposed approach was validated against PV*SOL simulations for land-based PV systems with a small deviation of less than 2.4%. FPVs simulations considering climatic conditions of Štěchovice, Czechia, showed an increase of the performance in the range of 3% compared to terrestrial PVs. This result is in accordance with some published studies based on real FPVs installations. Finally, the developed approach was applied in the simulations of two large-scale FPV systems with different designs (fixed and with a tracking mechanism) including economical aspects.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Floating photovoltaics performance simulation approach

Popis výsledku anglicky

Floating photovoltaics (FPVs) provide various benefits especially where land is scarce (e.g., reducing land occupancy, water evaporation and environment control...), or when they are combined with hydropower plants (enhanced capacity factor and green energy generation). Software such as PV*SOL, SAM and PVSyst® are commonly used for the design and simulation of land-based photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, when it comes to the simulation of photovoltaics installed on water surface, such software does not offer the option to directly simulate FPV systems. In this work, a new approach combining MATLAB and Rhino/Grasshopper environments is proposed for the assessment of FPV systems performance. The approach is divided into various steps considering major influencing parameters such as temperature, irradiance, albedo, PV modelling, panel rows spacing, tilt angle, as well as the benefits of including a tracking mechanism. The proposed approach was validated against PV*SOL simulations for land-based PV systems with a small deviation of less than 2.4%. FPVs simulations considering climatic conditions of Štěchovice, Czechia, showed an increase of the performance in the range of 3% compared to terrestrial PVs. This result is in accordance with some published studies based on real FPVs installations. Finally, the developed approach was applied in the simulations of two large-scale FPV systems with different designs (fixed and with a tracking mechanism) including economical aspects.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

20704 - Energy and fuels

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF15_003%2F0000464" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000464: Centrum pokročilé fotovoltaiky</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Heliyon

ISSN

2405-8440

e-ISSN

2405-8440

Svazek periodika

8

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

12

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

1-11

Kód UT WoS článku

000907586100002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85143517338