%0 Journal Article
%T Experimental Study of Environmental Impact on the Efficiency of a House-Hold PV Panel
%A Yassir Idris Abdalla Osman
%A Jinping Li
%A Xiaofei Zhen
%J Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
%P 113-125
%@ 2151-4844
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/sgre.2018.97008
%X 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.
%K House-Hold PV Panel
%K Environmental Factors
%K Photovoltaic Efficiency
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=86291