Evaluation of the impact of the main parameters affecting energy performance in bifacial photovoltaic modules in a tropical location. (#937)
Read ArticleDate of Conference
July 19-21, 2023
Published In
"Leadership in Education and Innovation in Engineering in the Framework of Global Transformations: Integration and Alliances for Integral Development"
Location of Conference
Buenos Aires
Authors
De La Rosa García, Miguel Ángel
Muñoz Maldonado, Yecid Alfonso
Acevedo Arenas, César Yobany
Porras Pineda, Juan Sebastián
Abstract
Currently, photovoltaic solar energy faces the challenge of reducing the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) to compete with conventional energy sources and given the growth that bifacial technology has had in recent years and the complexity associated with estimating energy performance with respect to its monofacial counterpart. This research focuses on evaluating and comparing the energy performance of bifacial technology with respect to monofacial technology according to 4 main parameters of affectation: 1) inclination, 2) pitch, 3) albedo and 4) height from the ground, in a tropical location, using the specialized software PVsyst. The results show that the bifacial energy gain can vary according to the parameter of affectation: between 2.4% and 19.2% depending on the albedo; up to 7.44% depending on the distance between sheds or 6.1% for their height from the ground, and even not generate a bifacial gain by modifying the angle of inclination of bifacial photovoltaic modules.