DOI: 10.5176/2251-3701_2.1.35
Authors: Xueyan Li, Theodore Putra Prawiradiraja and Dilip Battul
Abstract:
Based on the analysis of two-year experimental data, we suggest that the humidity plays a unique role in determining the energy output of silicon solar panels in Singapore. Due to the existence of huge water body, the temperature dependence of humidity in Singapore is rather complicated, leading to significant oscillations of energy output of solar systems as functions of temperature. Numerical models incorporating the humidity effects are proposed to explain the observed energy output of various kinds of silicon solar panels including monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous systems. Results we reported in this paper may have important implications in the future development of solar industry in coastal regions such as Singapore.
Keywords: Solar Panel, Silicon Solar Cell, Weather Conditions, Coastal Regions
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