IEA PVPS Task 2 Status Report Presentation

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IEA PVPS Task 2 Status Report Presentation
Performance, Reliability and Analysis of
Photovoltaic Systems

• Ulrike Jahn
• 28th Meeting Executive Committee
• Busan, 26-27 October 2006

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Contents

• 1. Task 2 objectives and strategies
• 2. Key matters for ExCo discussion / action
• 3. Progress with Task 2 activities
• 4. Task 2 website
• 5. Summary of inter-task coordination
• 6. Summary of Task participation contribution
• 7. Meetings

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1. Task 2 objectives and strategies

• To provide technical information on operational
  and economic performance, long-term reliability
  and technology trends of PV systems and
  components
• To distribute the Performance Database and other
  Task 2 deliverables to target groups, to track
  the use of our products by means of website
  statistics

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• IEA PVPS Task 2 at arsenal research
• PVPS Task 2 Meeting, Vienna
• 18 20 September 2006

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2. Key matters for ExCo discussion and/or action

• For action - ExCo members are asked to give
  their approval to the web-based Performance
  Database, which has been developed for faster
  access and for additional user groups.
• Access via www.iea-pvps-task2.org

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2. Key matters for ExCo discussion and/or action

• For action - ExCo members are requested to
  ensure that the Task 2 representatives will have
  the resources to complete and finalize the
  planned Task 2 documents deliverables until the
  end of the current phase of Task 2 (31st August
  2007).

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.1 Enrichment/Dissemination of Task 2 Database
• 3.1.2 Online Performance Database
• 3.1.3 Technical Analysis of PV systems
• 3.1.4 Dissemination of Task 2 Results

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.1 Enrichment/Dissemination of Task 2 Database
• PV Performance Database
• Data collection for new version
• Entering 30 new PV systems
• Adding performance data of existing systems
• Release in September 2006
• Dissemination via www.iea-pvps-task2.org

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.1 Enrichment PV Performance Database
• 461 PV systems
• 21 Countries
• 15 MW of total installed power
• 85 GCS 15 SAS

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.1 Enrichment/ PV Performance Database (total
  461)

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.1 Enrichment/ PV Performance Database (total
  461)

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1.1 Dissemination of Task 2 Database
• Database statistics as of 31 August 2006
• 3923 online registrations (3527 in April 2006)
• 3274 downloads 83
• 754 downloads of database update
• 800 distributed CD-ROMs
• 90 countries
• Database promotion by
• websites, newsletters, articles, flyers,
  conference presentations, workshops, training
  courses, etc.

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities3.1.1 Dissemina
tion of Task 2 Database
Quarterly registrations and downloads, 31 August
2006
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3. Progress with Task 2 activities3.1.1 Dissemina
tion of Task 2 Database
Registrations by sector, 31st August 2006
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3. Progress with Task 2 activities3.1.1 Dissemina
tion of Task 2 Database (Top 15)
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3. Progress with Task 2 activities 3.1.2 Online
PV Performance Database
Original Performance Database
Data delivery
Task 2 Member
Updated database
DatabaseUser
Database on Web Server
Online access
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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.2 Online PV Performance Database
• Installation on public server for testing July
• Testing of web application by Task 2 September
• Finalizing and approval by the ExCo October
• Release of online database November
• http//www.pvps-task2.zae.uni-erlangen.de/pvpsweb
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• user name iwae00wmpasswort pvpsT2Web

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Technical analysis and assessments
• PV in the built environment
• Long-term reliability of PV systems
• Users awareness of PV system performance
• Performance prediction

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Activity 51 PV in the Built Environment
• Work on-going
• Monitoring Messages to PV in the built
  environment
• Best practise on performance, acceptance
  technical standardisation in BIPV
• To provide recommendations for BIPV on avoiding
  thermally improper integration into buildings
  hull
• Draft report to be delivered in December 2006

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Activity 52 Long-term Reliability of PV
  Systems
• Work on-going
• Analysis of high-resolution data of 21 PV systems
• Performance ratio over time
• Failure statistics
• First results presented at EU Conference
• Technical report to be prepared

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Analysis of Data of 21 Plants
Total
Total 106
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• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Activity 52 Long-term Reliability of PV
  Systems

RESULTS AND OUTLOOK

• 11 plants show no long-term variations of PR
• Various defects were found and reported
• Footprint method valuable for temporary effects
• PR at identical climatic conditions suitable for
  detecting small system failures

• Clear sky index
• Focus on modules
• Performance data for larger PV Systems required

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• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Activity 53 Japan (AIST, JET, PVTEC)
• Work on-going
• Questionnaire survey of Japanese GCS, Nov 2004
• Questionnaire survey of Mongolian SHS, July 2005
• Analysis of end-users responses
• Collecting and checking field complaints
• Understanding performance and expected yields
• Internal report will be prepared

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Activity 54 Performance prediction
• To evaluate the global solar horizontal
  irradiation via satellite images and validation
  with ground based measurements (meteo stations)
  on-going activity
• To calculate solar irradiation for inclined
  surfaces and validation with ground based
  measurements at different time scales
  (Performance Database and other PV systems)

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.3 Activity 54 Performance prediction
• Next steps
• To compare the calculated irradiation/irradiance
  on tilted surfaces with Performance Database or
  other PV systems, for these different cases
• - hourly, daily, monthly
• - From global horizontal using well known
  algorithms
• - From diffuse and direct horizontal components
  and the calculation to the tilt (heliosat3)

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.1 Accomplishments of the previous six months
• 3.1.4 Dissemination of Task 2 results
• Conference seminar presentations
• - European PV Conference, Dresden, 2006
• - PV Module Seminar, Augsburg, Germany, 2006
• New Task 2 Flyer distribution at exhibitions
• - Intersolar (Germany)
• - EU PVSEC (Germany)
• - RE2006 (Japan)
• European Master course (France)
• Training courses (Italy)
• Database presentations

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.2 Plans for the next six months
• 3.2.1 Enrichment of Task 2 Database
• Data collection for Performance Database, 2007
  balancing country contribution, type of systems,
  PV components technologies and types of
  buildings.
• New approach of data import of industry provided
  information and from websites of operators (DEU)
• Dissemination of PV Performance Database on
  national and international level.

Release of new Performance Database June 2007
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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.2 Plans for the next six months
• 3.2.2 Technical analysis and assessments
• PV in the built environment
• Long-term reliability of PV systems
• Users awareness of PV system performance
• Performance prediction

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.2 Plans for the next six months
• 3.2.2.2 Performance prediction
• Description of the potential transfer criteria of
  PV monitoring system insolation data into
  existing insolation mapping databases (2006)
• PV systems monitoring input to PV systems
  performance prediction Technical Report
  (first version 12/2006, final draft 3/2007 )

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.2 Plans for the next six months
• 3.2.3 PV system cost over time
• Collecting and investigating performance data and
  economic data of PV systems
• Collecting data and information about real life
  maintenance costs of PV systems
• Predicting performance life expectancy of key
  components

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.2 Plans for the next six months
• 3.2.3 PV system cost over time
• In total 218 data sets of useful economic data
• Not sufficient for planned economic analysis
• Internet-based survey tool will be closed on
  31th October 2006
• Each country will edit a national case study
• Prepare final report (April to June 2007)

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3. Progress with Task 2 activities

• 3.2 Plans for the next six months
• 3.2.4 Educational tools
• Collect case studies on educational tools (Italy)
• Develop an educational tool on the basis of case
  studies, Task 2 issues, Swedish tool
• Adjust the educational tool to different target
  groups in different countries (translation)
• Draft Report on Experiences on educational tools
  including case studies, didactic materials,
  feedback and suggestions.

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• 3.3 Summary of documents published and
  planned and products released
• Draft report on Recommendations on Temperature
  and Shading Effects on PV System Performance,
  December 2006
• Draft report on Long-term System Performance and
  Reliability, January 2007.
• Draft report on PV System Performance Prediction
  , December 2006

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4. Task 2 website www.iea-pvps-task2.org

• Public website with PVPS and Task 2 information,
  optional in French, German, Greek, Italian,
  Japanese, Spanish and Swedish
• Download of IEA-PVPS publications (reports,
  papers)
• Download of Performance Database and updates
• Access to Online Performance Database new!
• Registration of Database users
• Examples of PV system performance analysis
• List of national contact persons
• Regular updates, October 2006

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4. Task 2 website www.iea-pvps-task2.org
Biannual Downloads July 2001 August
2006 Total number of downloaded documents 21
492
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5. Summary of inter-task coordination

• Task 2 coordinates and cooperates with
• Task 10 on BIPV, perceptions of target groups,
  economic analysis educational tools
• Task 11 on performance indicators of PV hybrid
  systems (T2 participated in Kick-off)
• SHCP Task 36 dealing with Solar Resource
  Knowledge Management on performance prediction
  (OAs exchange on status and work)

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6. Summary of Task participation
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7. Task 2 meetings

• 5th arsenal research, Vienna, Austria
  18 20 September 2006
• 6th Hamamatsucho, Tokyo, Japan
  hosted by NEDO, 14 16 March 2007
• 7th Switzerland, September 2007

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2. Key matters for ExCo discussion and/or action

• For action - ExCo members are asked to give
  their approval to the web-based Performance
  Database, which has been developed for faster
  access and for additional user groups.
• Access via www.iea-pvps-task2.org

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2. Key matters for ExCo discussion and/or action

• For action - ExCo members are requested to
  ensure that the Task 2 representatives will have
  the resources to complete and finalize the
  planned Task 2 documents deliverables until the
  end of the current phase of Task 2 (31st August
  2007).
• Activity leaders
• AUT, CAN, DEU, EU, FRA, ITA, JPN and CHE

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