Energy Loss in Solar Photovoltaic Systems Under Snowy Conditions

Anis Haque; Namrata Sheth

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Energy Loss in Solar Photovoltaic Systems Under Snowy Conditions

Anis Haque, Namrata Sheth

Published in Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 6)

Received: 20 October 2017 Accepted: 1 November 2017 Published: 12 December 2017

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to quantify the energy loss due to snow on solar photovoltaic systems. Solar photovoltaic systems in cold temperatures have an advantage over warmer regions due to improved efficiencies. However, colder regions generally receive a significant amount of snow, which may hinder the energy output of the photovoltaic systems. For this experimental research, a solar photovoltaic system was set up in Calgary, Canada to analyze and quantify the energy losses due to snow. This research demonstrates a 9% loss in energy yield per year due to snow accumulation in absence of bypass diodes.

Published in	Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.jeee.20170506.11
Page(s)	209-214
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Effect of Snow, Efficiency, Energy Loss, Performance, Renewable Energy, Snow Accumulation and Melting, Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems, Temperature Effect

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Anis Haque

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Namrata Sheth

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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