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http://dx.doi.org/10.7836/kses.2017.37.1.081

Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Power System in Saudi Arabia  

Oh, Wonwook (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
Kang, Soyeon (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
Chan, Sung-Il (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society / v.37, no.1, 2017 , pp. 81-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have analyzed the performance of 58 kWp photovoltaic (PV) power systems installed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Performance ratio (PR) of 3 PV systems with 3 desert-type PV modules using monitoring data for 1 year showed 85.5% on average. Annual degradation rate of 5 individual modules achieved 0.26%, the regression model using monitoring data for the specified interval of one year showed 0.22%. Root mean square error (RMSE) of 6 big data analysis models for power output prediction in May 2016 was analyzed 2.94% using a support vector regression model.
Keywords
Performance Ratio; PV power system; Soiling; Desert type; Big data analysis; Power prediction;
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