On the effect of dynamic albedo on performance modelling of offshore floating photovoltaic systems
Sara Golroodbari, Wilfried van Sark
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of dynamic albedo on modelling energy generation of a floating offshore photovoltaic system is quantified, for a system assumed to be installed at the North Sea. The dynamic albedo is modeled as a function of solar irradiation, wind speed and solar zenith angle at an hourly time resolution. The energy output of a floating offshore PV system is compared considering two scenarios (i) implementing constant albedo and (ii) implementing a modeled dynamically varying albedo. The quantified results show that the system performance in case of a varying albedo is larger by about 1.03% compared to using a constant albedo.
Topics & Concepts
Albedo (alchemy)Photovoltaic systemEnvironmental scienceSubmarine pipelineSolar zenith angleWind speedCloud albedoMeteorologyZenithAtmospheric sciencesRemote sensingComputer scienceGeologyEngineeringPhysicsElectrical engineeringArt historyGeotechnical engineeringOperating systemCloud coverCloud computingPerformance artArtOcean Waves and Remote SensingWind Energy Research and DevelopmentMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency