A Simple and Inexpensive Method for Evaluating the Photovoltaic Potential: Its Validation in Buenos Aires and Antarctica
Table 2
Results obtained from measurements carried out under similar climatic conditions for the calibration and similar modules and measurements carried out under very different climatic conditions for a similar but not the calibration module.
Register name: Month/measure number/location
(for 47 ) (V)
Measured maximum power (mW)
Average temp. (°C) max/min
Calculated maximum power (mW)
Dev. (%)
APR/1/BA
8.5
2205.2
2242.6
1.7
21.0/11.7
APR/2/BA
8.4
2191.2
2214.0
1.0
APR/3/BA
7.5
1946.0
1956.5
0.5
APR/4/BA
7.4
1890.6
1927.9
2.0
APR/5/BA
11.6
3175.5
3129.5
−1.4
APR/6/BA
5.9
1474.0
1498.7
1.7
APR/7/BA
11.7
3250.4
3158.1
−2.8
APR/8/BA
10.8
2919.0
2900.6
−0.6
APR/9/BA
9.9
2577.6
2643.1
2.5
APR/10/BA
9.0
2342.7
2385.6
1.8
APR/11/BA
8.3
2089.8
2185.3
4.6
APR/12/BA
7.3
1863.2
1899.2
1.9
APR/13/BA
6.4
1645.6
1641.8
−0.2
APR/14/BA
5.5
1367.7
1384.3
1.2
APR/15/BA
4.6
1126.4
1126.8
0.0
APR/16/BA
3.6
877.7
840.7
−4.2
APR/17/BA
2.7
607.2
583.2
−4.0
APR/18/BA
11.5
3103.1
3100.9
−0.1
JAN/1/BA
11.3
2898.0
3032.2
4.6
29.8/19.6
JAN/2/BA
8.4
2143.5
2225.4
3.8
JAN/3/BA
11.2
2939.4
3012.2
2.5
JAN/4/BA
11.8
3197.3
3183.8
−0.4
JAN/1/AN
10.6
3056.0
2843.4
−7.0
2.3/−2.3
JAN/2/AN
10.7
3056.0
2872.0
−6.0
JAN/3/AN
6.9
1863.0
1784.8
−4.2
JAN/4/AN
7.8
2146.2
2042.3
−4.8
JAN/5/AN
4.8
1324.8
1184.0
−10.6
JAN/6/AN
4.7
1155.0
1155.4
0.0
JAN/7/AN
7.8
2146.2
2042.3
−4.8
JAN/8/AN
10.3
2805.0
2757.5
−1.7
JAN/9/AN
10.6
2819.0
2843.4
0.9
JAN/10/AN
3.1
756.0
697.6
−7.7
Data taken from PV module similar to the calibration module. For reference, the average temperatures for the evaluation days. APR: April, autumn in southern hemisphere. JAN: January, summer in southern hemisphere. BA: Buenos Aires; Lat.: 34.5 S and Long.: 58.5 W. AN: Esperanza Bay, Antarctica; Lat.: 63.4 S and Long.: 57.0 W.
