Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017
The power output of a 4.85 kW residential photovoltaic (PV) system located in Rochester, NY is monitored during the partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. The data is compared with the data on a day before and on the same day, a year ago. The area of exposed solar disk is measured using astrophot...
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| author | Kurinec Santosh K. Kucer Michal Schlein Bill |
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| description | The power output of a 4.85 kW residential photovoltaic (PV) system located in Rochester, NY is monitored during the partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. The data is compared with the data on a day before and on the same day, a year ago. The area of exposed solar disk is measured using astrophotography every 16 s of the eclipse. Global solar irradiance is estimated using the eclipse shading, time of the day, location coordinates, atmospheric conditions and panel orientation. A sharp decline, as expected in the energy produced is observed at the time of the peak of the eclipse. The observed data of the PV energy produced is related with the model calculations taking into account solar eclipse coverage and cloudiness conditions. The paper provides a cohesive approach of irradiance calculations and obtaining anticipated PV performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-588e0444e931473e8b3ba62f588ff4192022-12-21T23:38:56ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Photovoltaics2105-07162018-01-019710.1051/epjpv/2018005pv170032Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017Kurinec Santosh K.Kucer MichalSchlein BillThe power output of a 4.85 kW residential photovoltaic (PV) system located in Rochester, NY is monitored during the partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. The data is compared with the data on a day before and on the same day, a year ago. The area of exposed solar disk is measured using astrophotography every 16 s of the eclipse. Global solar irradiance is estimated using the eclipse shading, time of the day, location coordinates, atmospheric conditions and panel orientation. A sharp decline, as expected in the energy produced is observed at the time of the peak of the eclipse. The observed data of the PV energy produced is related with the model calculations taking into account solar eclipse coverage and cloudiness conditions. The paper provides a cohesive approach of irradiance calculations and obtaining anticipated PV performance.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2018005solar eclipsephotovoltaicsresidential PVsolar irradianceastro imaging |
| spellingShingle | Kurinec Santosh K. Kucer Michal Schlein Bill Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017 EPJ Photovoltaics solar eclipse photovoltaics residential PV solar irradiance astro imaging |
| title | Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017 |
| title_full | Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017 |
| title_short | Monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of August 2017 |
| title_sort | monitoring a photovoltaic system during the partial solar eclipse of august 2017 |
| topic | solar eclipse photovoltaics residential PV solar irradiance astro imaging |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2018005 |
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