Title :
Performance Analysis of a Single-Axis Tracking PV System
Author :
Dolara, Alberto ; Grimaccia, Francesco ; Leva, Sonia ; Mussetta, Marco ; Faranda, Roberto ; Gualdoni, Moris
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Energy, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper a performance analysis of a photovoltaic (PV) tracking system is conducted, to study its efficiency based on experimental results of a specific power plant. A single-axis system is analyzed, taking into account different indexes to better characterize the overall system performance. Experimental data have been collected by an on-site monitoring system over a period of one year, bringing some final considerations and comparative results on PV-system efficiency.
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; process monitoring; on-site monitoring system; performance analysis; photovoltaic tracking system; single-axis tracking PV system; Energy efficiency; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Energy efficiency; PV tracking system; performance ratio (PR); photovoltaic (PV) plant monitoring; transposition factor (TR);
Journal_Title :
Photovoltaics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2202876
