Performance Modeling of the Weather Impact on a Utility-Scale PV Power Plant in a Tropical Region

Table 4

Summary of monthly average weather parameters.

Month	Generation (MWh)	Monthly tilted irradiation (kWh/m^2)	Peak sun hours per day during the month	PR	Wind speed (m/s)	Air temp (°C)	Rel. humidity	Atm. pressure (mb)	Rain (mm)
Jan	267.262	190.80	6.15	69.93	3.01	26.88	68.89	1010.96	7.8
Feb	260.593	181.53	5.86	71.67	2.35	28.53	59.52	1013.18	0.0
Mar	295.842	205.95	6.64	71.72	2.14	29.90	63.69	1010.61	2.0
Apr	258.129	184.77	5.96	69.75	2.25	30.42	68.15	1006.45	70.7
May	252.834	173.65	5.60	72.69	2.98	30.16	70.28	1006.09	37.5
Jun	207.927	136.68	4.41	75.95	2.76	27.87	81.51	1003.14	208.0
Jul	186.007	125.34	4.04	74.09	2.56	26.25	86.37	1004.85	270.9
Aug	142.496	107.98	3.48	65.88	2.63	25.51	89.24	1005.71	571.6
Sept	206.299	129.55	4.18	79.50	2.25	26.57	86.34	1008.90	154.8
Oct	211.321	168.87	5.45	62.47	1.76	26.66	83.30	1006.89	337.3
Nov	209.165	185.72	5.99	56.23	2.17	27.53	76.21	1010.44	80.2
Dec	211.726	169.06	5.45	62.53	3.01	26.88	68.89	1010.96	7.8