Evaluation of the performance of a photovoltaic power plant installed in a building in the north of Portugal

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018-10

Authors

Gustavo Pinto Monteiro (Author) Other; Ana Isabel Palmero-Marrero (Author) FEUP; Carlos Moreira (Author) FEUP; Armando C. Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Energy Procedia

Vol. 153

Pages: 42-47

ISSN: 1876-6102

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2018.10.033

Abstract (EN): In this work, the evaluation of the performance of a small-size photovoltaic plant, with 15 kWp of capacity, is made and some proposals for its optimization are presented. The plant consists of a grid-connected centralized system, where the output power is consumed in the same building. The PV plant production data of the last couple of years are analysed, filtering the periods of inoperation. To obtain an accurate prediction of the efficiency and power output, the characteristics of all plant components were introduced in SAM software. The results obtained through the simulations and the measured output power values were compared.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6