Performance of tracking PV

PVGIS-5 estimates of solar electricity generation

Provided inputs: Simulation outputs Outline of horizon at chosen location:
Latitude/Longitude: 22.300, 70.783 VA*
Horizon: Calculated Slope angle [°]: 22
Database used: PVGIS-SARAH Yearly PV energy production [kWh]: 1975.86
PV technology: Crystalline silicon Yearly in-plane irradiation [kWh/m²]: 2650.39
PV installed: 1 kWp Year-to-year variability [kWh]: 32.3
System loss: 14 % Changes in output due to:
Angle of incidence [%]: -1.84
Spectral effects [%]: 0.02
Temp. and low irradiance [%]: -11.71
Total loss [%]: -25.45

* VA: Vertical axis

Monthly energy output from tracking PV system:

Vertical axis
Month E_m H(i)_m SD_m
January 173.9 225.7 4.4
February 170.3 228.3 7.2
March 197.1 273.2 6.4
April 197.4 274.9 3.0
May 202.1 279.4 3.0
June 155.6 207.5 12.6
July 115.5 149.8 9.0
August 118.0 153.7 14.3
September 144.9 191.4 13.8
October 176.9 238.5 7.5
November 157.8 211.4 11.2
Monthly in-plane irradiation for tracking PV system: December 166.4 216.5 6.1

E_m:Average monthly electricity production from the given system [kWh].

H_m: Average monthly sum of global irradiation per square meter received by the modules
of the given system [kWh/m²].
SD_m: Standard deviation of the monthly electricity production due to year-to-year variation [kWh].

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