Outdoor characterization of a Cassegrain-type concentrator photovoltaic receiver

Author

Damiano, Alfonso ; Marongiu, Ignazio ; Musio, Claudia ; Musio, Maura

Author_Institution

Dept. of di Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

10-13 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

8110

Lastpage

8115

Abstract

In this study, the characterization of a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system based on a Cassegrain-type optic is presented. The indoor and outdoor electrical parameters have been measured and analyzed. On the basis of the IEC 60891 standard, the acquired I-V characteristics have been reported under the CSTC defined in the CEI 82-25 and the electrical parameters deviations have been determined. The correlations among temperature, direct normal irradiance (DNI) and power have been discussed. The results of the absolute power test based on the ASTM E2527 standard and the values of power deviation are reported. Finally the rating power comparison between the two standard test procedures is performed.

Keywords

IEC standards; photovoltaic power systems; solar energy concentrators; ASTM E2527 standard; CEI 82-25; CPV system; CSTC; Cassegrain-type concentrator photovoltaic receiver; Cassegrain-type optic; DNI; I-V characteristics; IEC 60891 standard; concentrator photovoltaic system; direct normal irradiance; electrical parameters deviations; indoor electrical parameter; outdoor characterization; outdoor electrical parameter; IEC standards; Power generation; Receivers; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Wind speed; characterization; concentrator photovoltaic system; measurement; standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Vienna

ISSN

1553-572X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2013.6700489

Filename

6700489