Researchers in Spain have identified a new source of underperformance in utility-scale PV plants caused by "suboptimal backtracking" on slightly uneven terrain. The study shows that real tracker control systems deviate from ideal flat-terrain assumptions, reducing irradiance capture and causing measurable energy losses compared with simulations.Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Madrid claim to have identified a new source of underperformance in ground-mounted PV plants utilizing solar trackers. "We initiated this work after receiving several queries at IES-UPM questioning why the irradiance ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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