Author(s)

Yassir Idris Abdalla Osman^1,2,3, Jinping Li^1,2,3*, Xiaofei Zhen^1,2,3

¹Western China Energy & Environment Research Center, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China.
²Gansu Key Laboratory of Complementary Energy System of Biomass and Solar Energy, Lanzhou, China.
³China Northwestern Collaborative Innovation Center of Key Technology for Northwest Low Carbon Urbanization, Lanzhou, China.

House-hold PV panels are widely used; however, their performance is significantly degraded under real operating conditions. Environmental factors such as ambient temperature, wind speed, and solar irradiance has a major impact on the house-hold PV panel efficiency. In this paper an experimental study was conducted during the winter period in a single building in Minqin county, Gansu province, China. The experimental measurements were used to quantify the house-hold PV panel performance and operating characteristics. Based on the experimental results the house-hold PV panel performance is basically affected by the PV surface temperature, therefore, multilevel of energy is detected. Approximately 3% efficiency variation is detected due to the impact of the environmental factors.

House-Hold PV Panel, Environmental Factors, Photovoltaic Efficiency

Osman, Y.I.A., Li, J.P. and Zhen, X.F. (2018) Experimental Study of Environmental Impact on the Efficiency of a House-Hold PV Panel. Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, 9, 113-125. doi: 10.4236/sgre.2018.97008.