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Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions

Author: Mkasi, Hlaluku W ; May, Siyasanga I ; Basappa Ayanna, Manjunath ; Pratt, Lawrence E ; Roro, Kittessa T Date: Oct 2019 This paper summarizes the results of solar photovoltaic (PV) module electrical characterization under outdoor and indoor conditions in the Republic of South Africa. Under outdoor conditions, the bi-facial PV modules on fixed racks and dual-axis ... Read more
Inter laboratory comparison of indoor performance tests on crystalline silicon solar PV modules

Author: Pratt, Lawrence E ; Basappa Ayanna, Manjunath ; May, Siyasanga I ; Roro, Kittessa T ; McCleland, JC ; Zikhali, Q Date: Nov 2019 The paper presents results from an inter laboratory comparison (ILC) of crystalline silicon PV module performance measurements from three different institutions within South Africa. The analysis quantifies the differences in power, current, ... Read more
Modelling photovoltaic power output using machine Learning techniques

Author: May, Siyasanga I ; Pratt, Lawrence E ; Roro, Kittessa T ; Bokoro, P Date: Aug 2022 This work focuses on modelling the power output of multiple PV technologies installed at the outdoor test facility of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria. Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) and Artificial Neural ... Read more
Power output predictions of photovoltaic system using machine learning

Author: May, Siyasanga I ; Pratt, Lawrence E ; Roro, Kittessa T ; Bokoro, P Date: Nov 2021 This work focuses on developing prediction models for the power output of multiple PV technologies installed at the outdoor test facility on the Pretoria campus of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Random Forest (RF) and ... Read more
Power quality analysis of a grid tied 3.3 kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic system with battery storage

Author: May, Siyasanga I ; Basappa Ayanna, Manjunath ; Pratt, Lawrence E ; Mienie, S ; Roro, Kittessa T Date: Jun 2019 This paper outlines the initial results for power quality analysis (PQA) of a single phase 3.3kWp photovoltaic (PV) system with battery storage connected to a low-voltage system at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), ... Read more
PV module reliability scorecard - Round 1

Author: Pratt, Lawrence E ; Basappa Ayanna, Manjunath ; May, Siyasanga I ; Mkasi, Hlaluku W ; Maweza, Elijah L ; Roro, Kittessa T Date: Nov 2021 Solar PV system component reliability is key to longterm success for the PV industry, given the 25-year lifespan of PV generators. PV modules are one key component needed to deliver on the lifetime production of PV systems, as they are the ... Read more
Thin film photovoltaic module characterisation based in indoor and outdoor methods

Author: May, Siyasanga I ; Pratt, Lawrence E ; Bokoro, P Date: Jan 2020 Photovoltaic modules are normally tested under standard test conditions defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission, but these conditions are different from typical field condition. The standard test conditions for PV modules is ... Read more

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