作者
Mandy R Lewis, Silvana Ovaitt, Byron McDanold, Chris Deline, Karin Hinzer
发表日期
2024/5/7
期刊
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
简介
Artificial ground reflectors improve bifacial energy yield by increasing both front and rear‐incident irradiance. Studies have demonstrated an increase in energy yield due to the addition of artificial reflectors; however, they have not addressed the effect of varying reflector dimensions and placement on system performance and the impact of these parameters on the reflectors' financial viability. We studied the effect of high albedo (70% reflective) artificial reflectors on single‐axis‐tracked bifacial photovoltaic systems through ray‐trace modeling and field measurements. In the field, we tested a range of reflector configurations by varying reflector size and placement and demonstrated that reflectors increased daily energy yield up to 6.2% relative to natural albedo for PERC modules. To confirm the accuracy of our model, we compared modeled and measured power and found a root mean square error (RMSE) of 5.4 …
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MR Lewis, S Ovaitt, B McDanold, C Deline, K Hinzer - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 2024