Analysis of measured photovoltaic module performance for Florida, Oregon, and Colorado locations

摘要

A study was conducted to determine and compare the measured energy production of photovoltaic (PV) modules for three climatically diverse locations: Cocoa, Florida; Eugene, Oregon; and Golden, Colorado. The PIT modules were 2010 vintage and included single-crystalline silicon (x-Si), multi-crystalline silicon (m-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), amorphous silicon (a-Si) tandem and triple-junction, amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon or heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer (HIT), and amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon (a-Si/mu x-Si). Annual performance metrics for reference yield, final PV yield, performance ratio, and the losses associated with angle-of-incidence (AOI), PIT module temperature, and low light or irradiance level were determined.