Mkasi, Hlaluku WMay, Siyasanga IBasappa Ayanna, ManjunathPratt, Lawrence ERoro, Kittessa T2020-03-242020-03-242019-10Mkasi, H.W. et al. 2019. Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions. In: 9th CIGRE Southern Africa Regional Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1-4 October 2019978-0-620-86026-0https://cigresa.org.za/event/9th-cigre-southern-africa-regional-conference/http://www.cigresa-events.co.za/symposium_2019/pdfs/CIGRE-Proceedings-2019.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/11395Presented at: 9th CIGRE Southern Africa Regional Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1-4 October 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 trackers yielded more energy than mono-facial modules on the same mounting configuration due to the active backside. The indoor current-voltage (IV) measurements conducted on an A+A+A+ sun simulator matched within ± 3% of the manufacturer’s nameplate ratings on a sample of crystalline PV modules, with some exceptions. The measured electrical characteristics from the outdoor system was corrected to standard test conditions (STC) and compared with indoor measurements at STC. The corrected maximum power from the outdoor system measured roughly 5% below maximum power as measured on the indoor system.enSolar photovoltaicPVIndoor voltageOutdoor voltageConference PresentationMkasi, H. W., May, S. I., Basappa Ayanna, M., Pratt, L. E., & Roro, K. T. (2019). Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions. CIGRE Southern Africa National Committee. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11395Mkasi, Hlaluku W, Siyasanga I May, Manjunath Basappa Ayanna, Lawrence E Pratt, and Kittessa T Roro. "Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions." (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11395Mkasi HW, May SI, Basappa Ayanna M, Pratt LE, Roro KT, Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions; CIGRE Southern Africa National Committee; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11395 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Mkasi, Hlaluku W AU - May, Siyasanga I AU - Basappa Ayanna, Manjunath AU - Pratt, Lawrence E AU - Roro, Kittessa T AB - 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 trackers yielded more energy than mono-facial modules on the same mounting configuration due to the active backside. The indoor current-voltage (IV) measurements conducted on an A+A+A+ sun simulator matched within ± 3% of the manufacturer’s nameplate ratings on a sample of crystalline PV modules, with some exceptions. The measured electrical characteristics from the outdoor system was corrected to standard test conditions (STC) and compared with indoor measurements at STC. The corrected maximum power from the outdoor system measured roughly 5% below maximum power as measured on the indoor system. DA - 2019-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Solar photovoltaic KW - PV KW - Indoor voltage KW - Outdoor voltage LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2019 SM - 978-0-620-86026-0 T1 - Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions TI - Characterization of solar photovoltaic modules in outdoor and indoor conditions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11395 ER -