Evaluation of Rooftop Solar PV Performance of Different PV

Module Technologies operating in Thailand

(STL) .

(Performance ratio : PR)

6
1 a-Si:H 82.2%
mono c-Si 68.9%
poly-Si

: , , ,

Abstract
This paper presents the evaluation results of the performance ratio (PR) of different photovoltaic (PV)
module technologies by installing the six generated PV systems onto roof in Thailand with records data of
one year period. It was found that a-Si:H PV system has a highest initial PR of 82.2%, while mono c-Si
PV system has a lowest PR of 68.9%. Furthermore, it also found that poly-Si PV module technology is
suitability and the best worthiness for use in rooftop solar PV system on present-day.
Keywords : Photovoltaic, PV module, Performance ratio, Rooftop solar PV system
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1. 6
Amorphous Silicon Single-Junction
(a-Si:H), Amorphous/ Microcrystalline
17.4 MJ/m2.day (4.83 kWh/ m2.day)[1] Silicon Double-Junction (a-Si:H/c-Si:H),
Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS),
Mono-Crystalline Silicon (mono c-Si),
(Alternative Energy Development Plan : AEDP) Poly-Crystalline Silicon (poly c-Si)
Hetero-Junction with Intrinsic
.. 2564 25% Thin Film (HIT)
1 kWp
6
3,000 MW . ()

(Solar 14
Rooftop)
1

(Standard (Inverter) 1
Test Condition : STC) (Direct Current : DC)
25 C 1,000 W/m2 (Alternating Current : AC)
AM 1.5 (Air Mass 1.5) Power Grid

,
, , DC AC 1
Data Logger 2
[2]
Pyranometer
Sensor
6 Sensor


1 Data Logger

2.
() ()

1 ()

()
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Po (installed)
(kWp)
Hi (kWh/m2)
GSTC STC (1 kW/m2)

4.

2

3. .
() 2555
2556
International 3
Electrotechnical Commission : IEC 61724[3]
3


2556 5.99 kWh/m2 .day
E pv(DC) 2556
Ya = (1)
Po(installed)
E grid(AC) 4.16 kWh/m2.day
Yf = (2) 5.00 kWh/m2.day
Po(installed)
Hi
Yr = (3)
G STC
Yf 2556
PR = 100 (4)
Yr 37.1C 2556
29.3 C
Ya
: Array Yield (kWh/kWp) 33.4 C
Yf 25 C
: Final Yield (kWh/kWp)
Yr
: Reference Yield (kWh/kWp)
PR : Performance Ratio (%)
Epv(DC) 4 4 2556
(kWh)
Egrid(AC) 37.1 C
(kWh)

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CIGS 5 Ya
47.7 C a-Si:H
CIGS Glass / Cell / Glass


mono c-Si, poly c-Si HIT Ya
Glass / Cell / Tedlar 4
Glass / Cell / Glass
mono c-Si Ya
CIGS

3 5
(Ya)

6
4 (Yf)
6
(Yf) Yf
2555 2556 AC
(1) (4) 5 1 kWp 1
6 Yf
(Ya) Ya Ya Yf
DC a-Si:H mono
1 kWp 1 c-Si Yf

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7 (Yield) 8 PR
(Yr,Ya,Yf)
7 (PR)

(Yr,Ya,Yf)
a-Si:H Yield Ya 5.07 8 PR Yield
kWh/kWp.day , Yf 4.09 kWh/kWp.day a-Si:H PR
HIT a-Si:H/c-Si:H 82.2 %
c-Si Yield HIT a-Si:H/c-Si:H
Ya 4.22 kWh/kWp.day , Yf mono c-Si PR PR
3.42 kWh/kWp.day Yield 68.9 %
a-Si:H 16 %

5.

(Temperature Coefficient : Tc) Tc


(Tc of Pmax)
(Solar Rooftop)
1 C mono (Yield)
c-Si Tc of Pmax -0.49 %/ C 9
()


a-Si:H Tc of Pmax -0.20 %/ C
()

(Performance ratio)
PR
(4) 8 9 (Yield / Area)
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9
HIT CIGS
PR
0.6 kWh/kWp.day.m2 Tc of Pmax
a-Si:H () PR
0.23 kWh/ kWp.day.m2 a-Si:H
61.67 % mono c-Si PR



[4] 10
Solar
Rooftop
poly c-Si poly c-Si
0.017
kWh/ kWp.day.m2.baht HIT
HIT Yield / Area
0.001 kWh/ kWp.day.m2.baht
HIT 7.
.
()

8.
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