Performance of a 34 kWp grid-connected PV system in Indonesia - A comparison of tropical and European PV systems

A.J. Veldhuis; Angelina H.M.E. Reinders

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925313

Performance of a 34 kWp grid-connected PV system in Indonesia - A comparison of tropical and European PV systems

A.J. Veldhuis, Angelina H.M.E. Reinders

Faculty of Engineering Technology

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Abstract

We analysed a monitored grid-connected PV system of 34 kWp in Indonesia to investigate the performance of PV systems in tropical climates. The PV system has been installed in Jayapura, the capital of the Province of Papua, Indonesia, by the beginning of 2012. Due to the aged gensets and frequent lack of fuel, the city regularly suffers from black-outs ranging from a few minutes to a complete day. Energy losses are related to the temperature (46%), to power outages (28%) and to system faults (27%), all relative to the total estimated energy losses of 7.2 MWh, which account to 17% of the total electricity production during the investigated period. When the PV system is online, it performs well with PRs of 78% and 79% for both Tripower arrays, 91 % for the SMC array and the Involar array performing significantly less, with an average PR of 54%. This is in line with other PV systems in Europe

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)
Place of Publication	Denver
Pages	1978-1981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925313
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2014
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014 Conference number: 40

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Conference	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2014
Abbreviated title	PVSC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	8/06/14 → 13/06/14

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METIS-307778

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Veldhuis, AJ & Reinders, AHME 2014, Performance of a 34 kWp grid-connected PV system in Indonesia - A comparison of tropical and European PV systems. in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC). Denver, pp. 1978-1981, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2014, Denver, Colorado, United States, 8/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925313

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