DETERMINATION OF CLOUD EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODUL
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2016-06-09
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Bayero University Kano
Abstract
This work investigates the effect of cloud on the performance of solar PV panel. The intensity of
solar radiation is reduced in cloud condition, because cloud interrupts beam radiation reaching the
earth surface, as a result, this affect the output performance of the PV module. Outdoor experiment
and simulations of parameters of the PV module are conducted using MATLAB to investigate this
effect. Result shows that, the cloud reduced efficiency of the PV module by blocking some part of
the Sun. In the three experimental locations of this work, the reduction in efficiency was found to
be from 0.96% to 3.77%