Title:	Modeling Tool Validation for the Yield Prediction of Bifacial East West Vertical PV System in Nordic Conditions
Author(s):	S. Ranta, H. Huerta, O. Huhtala, A. Heinonen, J.S. Stein
Keywords:	Bifacial, Yield prediction, Modeling
Topic:	PV Systems and Storage – Modelling, Design, Operation and Performance
Subtopic:	Solar Resource and Forecasting
Event:	37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Session:	5BV.3.5
Pages:	1460 - 1465
ISBN:	3-936338-73-6
Paper DOI:	10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-5BV.3.5
Price:	0,00 EUR
Document(s):	paper, poster

Abstract/Summary:

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A modeling-based simulation tool with a graphical user interface (GUI) was developed to predict PV performance of bifacial systems. The model was validated by comparing it with performance data measured from East/West vertical bifacial arrays in different locations. The main outdoor test system is at the Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) in Turku Finland (Lat. 60.44 N, Long. 22.29 E). The aim is to predict the energy yield from this system configuration in northern latitudes. The benefits from E-W vertical bifacial systems have been well documented and include higher energy yields, better load matching, reduction in soiling and snow covering, just to mention a few. Our study focuses on the accuracy of the model to reproduce collected data at the site, by using different sources of meteorological data.