Data acquisition and PV module power production in upgraded TEP/AzRISE solar test yard

Whit E. Bennett; Asher D. Fishgold; Teh Lai; Barrett G Potter; Kelly Potter

doi:10.1117/12.2274211

Data acquisition and PV module power production in upgraded TEP/AzRISE solar test yard

Whit E. Bennett, Asher D. Fishgold, Teh Lai, Barrett G Potter, Kelly Potter

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Abstract

The Tucson Electric Power (TEP)/University of Arizona AzRISE (Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy) solar test yard is continuing efforts to improve standardization and data acquisition reliability throughout the facility. Data reliability is ensured through temperature-insensitive data acquisition devices with battery backups in the upgraded test yard. Software improvements allow for real-Time analysis of collected data, while uploading to a web server. Sample data illustrates high fidelity monitoring of the burn-in period of a polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic module test string with no data failures over 365 days of data collection. In addition to improved DAQ systems, precision temperature monitoring has been implemented so that PV module backside temperatures are routinely obtained. Weather station data acquired at the test yard provides local ambient temperature, humidity, wind speed, and irradiance measurements that have been utilized to enable characterization of PV module performance over an extended test period

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	10370
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510611979
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274211
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X 2017 - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 6 2017 → Aug 7 2017

Other

Other	Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X 2017
Country	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/6/17 → 8/7/17

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Keywords

Data acquisition
Degradation
Field test
Module performance
Photovoltaic
Reliability
Solar test yard

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Bennett, W. E., Fishgold, A. D., Lai, T., Potter, B. G., & Potter, K. (2017). Data acquisition and PV module power production in upgraded TEP/AzRISE solar test yard. In Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X (Vol. 10370). [103700G] SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274211

Bennett, WE, Fishgold, AD, Lai, T, Potter, BG & Potter, K 2017, Data acquisition and PV module power production in upgraded TEP/AzRISE solar test yard. in Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X. vol. 10370, 103700G, SPIE, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X 2017, San Diego, United States, 8/6/17. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274211

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