Predicted PV Performance in Austin for March 2009, Daily kWH per kW Installed Based on 5-minute Averaged Global Horizontal

and Diffuse Horizontal Measurements Texas Solar Energy Laboratory, U.T. Austin
4.8-5 4.6-4.8 4.4-4.6 4.2-4.4 4-4.2 3.8-4 3.6-3.8 3.4-3.6 3.2-3.4 3-3.2 60 55 50 45 40 35 Array Tilt 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 Array Azimuth 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270

Funding Provided by Austin Energy, Instrumentation Provided by NREL Key Assumptions: Efficiency = 14% Panel surface area = 1 square meter per 140 W rated power

Prof. Mack Grady Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engr. U.T. Austin www.ece.utexas.edu/~grady