Title :
Performance evaluation of a building integrated photovoltaic array using an Internet based monitoring system
Author :
Dirks, E. ; Gole, A.M. ; Molinski, T.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man.
Abstract :
The performance of a solar photovoltaic array statically placed on a large urban building is analyzed. The design of a custom monitoring system is described which measures electrical quantities as well as internal panel temperatures and solar intensity. The system is capable of remote interrogation over the Internet. Data collected over a period of two years at twenty minute intervals is used to evaluate the peak and average performance of the array. Correlation of the data to the prevalent local environmental conditions is carried out
Keywords :
Internet; building integrated photovoltaics; computerised monitoring; power engineering computing; solar cell arrays; Internet based monitoring system; building integrated photovoltaic array; electrical quantities measurement; internal panel temperatures; remote interrogation; solar intensity; solar photovoltaic array; Building integrated photovoltaics; Circuits; Educational institutions; Internet; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Remote monitoring; Rivers; Solar power generation; Temperature; Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV); Internet; Monitoring System; PV-Inverter; Solar Energy; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709233
