Research Article
Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Heating System
Table 2
Climate characteristics for selected locations.
| Location | Average ambient temperature [°C] | Total irradiation horizontal [kWh/m2.a] | Total irradiation south, tilted 45° [kWh/m2.a] | Beam irradiation south, tilted 45° [kWh/m2.a] |
| Madrid (ES) | 13.9 | 1662 | 1864 | 1163 | Istanbul (TR) | 14.1 | 1627 | 1805 | 1088 | Athens (GR) | 17.6 | 1562 | 1696 | 914 | Genova (IT) | 15.8 | 1447 | 1637 | 944 | Bordeaux (FR) | 12.7 | 1270 | 1448 | 744 | Milano (IT) | 11.6 | 1188 | 1342 | 657 | Zurich (CH) | 9.1 | 1105 | 1237 | 585 | Prague (CZ) | 7.9 | 998 | 1115 | 487 | Stockholm (SE) | 5.3 | 980 | 1232 | 687 |
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