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SAUPEC, 2019
Bi-facial PV modelling software is scarce and existing software mainly implements the view factor... more Bi-facial PV modelling software is scarce and existing
software mainly implements the view factor model which
may neglect a number of effects that greatly influence the rear
side irradiance of bi-facial modules. This paper shows the results
of bi-facial PV simulation software that is being developed by
implementing the ray tracing technique to model the factors that
lead to increased energy yields of bi-facial PV technology. A bifacial
PV plant is modelled by interfacing Radiance (ray tracing
software) with python based simulation software. Simulation
results are compared with real world irradiance measurements
to determine the accuracy of the developed software model. The
preliminary results of the simulation software are promising and
show that ray tracing techniques can satisfy the shortcomings
of existing bi-facial PV simulation software with more accurate
modelling of the rear side irradiance of modules.
SAUPEC, 2019
Bi-facial PV modelling software is scarce and existing software mainly implements the view factor... more Bi-facial PV modelling software is scarce and existing
software mainly implements the view factor model which
may neglect a number of effects that greatly influence the rear
side irradiance of bi-facial modules. This paper shows the results
of bi-facial PV simulation software that is being developed by
implementing the ray tracing technique to model the factors that
lead to increased energy yields of bi-facial PV technology. A bifacial
PV plant is modelled by interfacing Radiance (ray tracing
software) with python based simulation software. Simulation
results are compared with real world irradiance measurements
to determine the accuracy of the developed software model. The
preliminary results of the simulation software are promising and
show that ray tracing techniques can satisfy the shortcomings
of existing bi-facial PV simulation software with more accurate
modelling of the rear side irradiance of modules.