A field method for determining the efficiency of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module

David Faiman; David Berman; Dov Bukobza; Shlomo Kabalo; Indra Karki; Bryan Medwed; Vladimir Melnichak; Edwin De Held; Henk Oldenkamp

A field method for determining the efficiency of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module

David Faiman, David Berman, Dov Bukobza, Shlomo Kabalo, Indra Karki, Bryan Medwed, Vladimir Melnichak, Edwin De Held, Henk Oldenkamp

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Abstract

A method is proposed for determining the efficiencies of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module. The method employs one pair of bi-facial modules and one pair of mono-facial modules mounted horizontally at a height of approximately 3m above the ground. For each pair, one module is upward-facing, and the other downward-facing. The method ensures uniform illumination on all surfaces and provides an accurate measure of the ground-reflected radiation with the spectral difference between it and the sky radiation automatically taken into account. The relevant equations are derived and typical experimental results are presented as validation. It is cautioned that the meaning and usefulness of an STC rating for bi-facial modules is by no means clear.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Editors	K. Kurokawa, L.L. Kazmerski, B. McNeils, M. Yamaguchi, C. Wronski
Pages	1988-1991
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 1 Dec 2003
Event	Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion - Osaka, Japan Duration: 11 May 2003 → 18 May 2003

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Name	Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Volume	B

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Conference	Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	11/05/03 → 18/05/03

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Faiman, D., Berman, D., Bukobza, D., Kabalo, S., Karki, I., Medwed, B., Melnichak, V., De Held, E., & Oldenkamp, H. (2003). A field method for determining the efficiency of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module. In K. Kurokawa, L. L. Kazmerski, B. McNeils, M. Yamaguchi, & C. Wronski (Eds.), Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (pp. 1988-1991). (Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; Vol. B).

Faiman, David ; Berman, David ; Bukobza, Dov et al. / A field method for determining the efficiency of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module. Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion. editor / K. Kurokawa ; L.L. Kazmerski ; B. McNeils ; M. Yamaguchi ; C. Wronski. 2003. pp. 1988-1991 (Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion).

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Faiman, D, Berman, D, Bukobza, D, Kabalo, S, Karki, I, Medwed, B, Melnichak, V, De Held, E & Oldenkamp, H 2003, A field method for determining the efficiency of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module. in K Kurokawa, LL Kazmerski, B McNeils, M Yamaguchi & C Wronski (eds), Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion. Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, vol. B, pp. 1988-1991, Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Osaka, Japan, 11/05/03.

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A field method for determining the efficiency of each face of a bi-facial photovoltaic module

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