Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-8021

Document Type

Conference Paper

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Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Electrical and electronic engineering, Energy and fuels

Publication Details

IEECP – SCI-INDEX

Abstract

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels experience long-term performance degradation as compared to their initial performance, resulting in lower like-per-like efficiencies and performance ratios. Manufacturers of solar photovoltaic modules normally guarantee a lifespan of more than 20 years. To meet such commitments, it is important to monitor and mitigate PV module degradation during this period, as well as beyond, to recognize maintenance and repair needs. Solar PV modules degrade over time, becoming less effective, less reliable, and eventually unusable. The effects of transient and performance loss rates on the output performance of polycrystalline silicon (p-Si) solar PV modules are the focus of this study. PV modules' electrical performance and solar energy conversion efficiency change as solar irradiance and ambient temperature change. A rise in ambient temperature or a decrease in solar irradiance, for example, all result in a reduction in performance. Large variations in operating conditions due to uncontrollable external parameters such as cloud movement and wind velocity, as well as changes in factors external to PV systems such as unexpected shading, inverter problems, and control failures, may trigger transient performance changes on PV modules output. The data used in this analysis were from the Warrenpoint site location of the Electric Supply Board (ESB) for the years 2016-2020. Clear days in winter, spring, summer, and autumn were caused by a rise in daily sunshine hours in February, May, June, and September, according to the output performance. Due to the highest amount of solar irradiation at the site location, these days saw an increase in PV output generation. According to the performance loss rates, the median degradation rates in 2016 (4.5%/year to 14%/year) and 2017 (0.1%/year to 5.2%/year) are 8.40%/year and 3.87%/year, respectively. This means that the degradation rate is greater than 1%/year, the hazardous probability is between 90% and 100%, and severity of 10 is given (With an associated failure of corrosion in solder bonds). 2018 (-7.5%/year to 2.5%/year), 2019 (-16%/year to -23%/year), and 2020 (-5.1%/year to -10% /year) had median degradation rates of -2.75%/year, -18.23%/year, and -5.2%/year, respectively. This shows that the degradation rates are less than 1% per year, and their hazardous probabilities range from severity rank 9 to 1, or 80% to 70% to 0% safety risk. All of these factors have a negative impact on PV output performance.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14736087.v1

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Fiosraigh

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