High Quality Measurements of the Solar Spectrum for Simulation of Multi-junction Photovoltaic Cell Yields

There is increasing interest in understanding how high-efficiency multi-junction photovoltaic cells perform in the field under varying spectral distributions of solar irradiation. The aim of this work is to produce a spectral irradiance dataset for Nicosia, Cyprus for a typical meteorological year that can be used to analyse cell performances. This is being done through a combination of spectral and meteorological measurements and simulation using the SMARTS atmospheric radiative transfer model. To date, 6 months of data have been collected and a variety of derived parameters are now being compared against the model. Results so far have indicated that a maritime aerosol model is most appropriate for this location. However, initial analyses have highlighted a persistently higher blue content in the measured spectra, which may indicate a measurement artefact. This demonstrates how SMARTS can also be used as a tool to verify spectral measurements of solar irradiation.

NORTON Matthew;  PARASKEVA Vasiliki;  GALLEANO Roberto;  MAKRIDES George;  KENNY Robert;  GEORGHIOU George; 

2014-11-27

WIP

JRC89472

3-936338-34-5,   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC89472,   

10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-4BO.10.5,