Life-cycle cost and optimization of PV systems based on power duration curve with variable performance ratio and availability / Andy Walker, Jal Desai, and Ammar Qusaibaty.
Publication Info.
Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, February 2020.
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Description
1 online resource (ix, 23 pages) : color illustrations.
"Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office under agreement #32174"--Verso of title page.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-23).
Type Of Report
Technical report.
Funding
U.S. Department of Energy DE-AC36-08GO28308
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office 32315
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NREL, viewed on August 12, 2020).
Summary
A new derivation of Power Duration Curve is presented and applied to analysis of photovoltaic system life cycle cost. The effect of non-unity Performance Ratio and non-unity Availability on the power duration curve are illustrated. The effect of these two key performance indicators on calculation of life cycle cost and PV system design optimization (optimal DC/AC ratio) are illustrated as example applications of the method.
