daily sunshine duration is one of the factors influencing the size of solar panels in a photovoltaic system. when the system is designed and the number of system components is calculated, the average of sunshine hours is usually used. however, sunshine hours are less than average and we are faced to shortage and surplus of electricity in the winter and summer, respectively. in this paper due to...

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Energy resources are classified as renewable and non-renewable in general. Non renewable energy resources have been exhausted gradually. Renewable energy resources such as wind power, hydropower, geothermal power, solar power and photovoltaic power have importance more than ever before. But, researchers are looking for selections of renewable electricity generation as it is a technological prob...

The global PV (photovoltaic) generation market has been rapidly growing. In the introduction of a PV system, the electricity generation efficiency of the PV system depends on regional factors and on-site installation factors. It has a significant effect on the returns on investment. Therefore, this study conducted a sensitivity analysis on how the impact factors of the rooftop PV system affect ...

Fresnel lens solar concentrators continue to fulfill a market requirement as a system component in high volume cost effective Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) electricity generation. Design and optimization may be performed using comprehensive system simulation tools, but before investing in the effort to build a complete virtual model framework, much insight can be gathered beforehand by gener...

Electricity generation using solar photovoltaic systems pose a unique challenge to improve the efficiency and to minimise the manufacturing cost. Research and development in this area has been expanding as it is environmentally friendly and helps the planet to reduce the greenhouse gas emission while reducing the carbon footprint. As a result, solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical power generation...

This paper presents the optimal design and simulation of a grid-connected Photovoltaic (PV) system to supply electric power to meet the energy demand by Electrical Department in University of Tripoli Libya. Solar radiation is the key factor determining electricity produced by photovoltaic (PV) systems. This paper is designed to develop a novel method to calculate the solar photovoltaic generati...

This paper reviews the potentials of photovoltaic system technology as a viable alternative to the 100% use of imported fossil fuel for electricity generation in Northern Cyprus. It presents an experimental investigation of two installed 100Wp photovoltaic systems design in block A building of faculty of business in Cyprus International University. The fixed system was inclined at angle of 36 ̊ ...