Main Authors:
Werner Herrmann, TÜV Rheinland, Cologne, Germany
Gabriele Eder, Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik,
Vienna, Austria
Boris Farnung, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg,
Germany
Gabi Friesen, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
(SUPSI), Mendrisio, Switzerland
Marc Köntges, Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH Hameln/Emmerthal,
Hamelin, Germany
Bernhard Kubicek, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Oliver Kunz, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Haitao Liu, Electrical Engineering Institute/Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, China
David Parlevliet, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
Ioannis Tsanakas, CEA INES – Institut National de l’Energie Solaire,
Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
Jan Vedde, European Energy, Birkerød, Denmark
Werner Herrmann, TÜV Rheinland, Cologne, Germany
Gabriele Eder, Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik,
Vienna, Austria
Boris Farnung, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg,
Germany
Gabi Friesen, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
(SUPSI), Mendrisio, Switzerland
Marc Köntges, Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH Hameln/Emmerthal,
Hamelin, Germany
Bernhard Kubicek, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Oliver Kunz, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Haitao Liu, Electrical Engineering Institute/Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, China
David Parlevliet, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
Ioannis Tsanakas, CEA INES – Institut National de l’Energie Solaire,
Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
Jan Vedde, European Energy, Birkerød, Denmark
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The energy production of a PV power plant plays a significant role in the market evaluation of a project, as it is a key input into the financial models of the profitability of a solar project [1]. In this regard, the technical conditions of the PV array and of the PV modules have a great impact on the systems performance and the value of assets (assets’ performance).
To give plant operators or asset managers confidence that PV power plants perform at current standards and provide the promised yield, on-site inspection methods with portable test equipment (mobile PV test centres) are commonly used…
