Final Technical Report: Increasing Prediction Accuracy.

Technical Report · Mon Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1233821· OSTI ID:1233821

King, Bruce Hardison ^[1]; Hansen, Clifford ^[1]; Stein, Joshua ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

PV performance models are used to quantify the value of PV plants in a given location. They combine the performance characteristics of the system, the measured or predicted irradiance and weather at a site, and the system configuration and design into a prediction of the amount of energy that will be produced by a PV system. These predictions must be as accurate as possible in order for finance charges to be minimized. Higher accuracy equals lower project risk. The Increasing Prediction Accuracy project at Sandia focuses on quantifying and reducing uncertainties in PV system performance models.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Program (EE-2A)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1233821
• Report Number(s): SAND--2015-10990R; 617427
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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