ANALYSIS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR PV SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN SINGAPORE

Abstract

"Solar photovoltaic (PV) is a technology in which solar photovoltaic panels is able to convert solar energy directly into electricity and it is becoming one of the fastest growth of renewable energy application worldwide. Although in the past there were various types of harnessing renewable energy available in the market, the majority taps on the solar power.

Solar radiation is high in Singapore as it is situated near the equator. Taking advantage of solar energy available here, the objective of this project is to analyse the performance of solar PV systems installed in Singapore. To accomplish it, there are two requirements in order to have a final conclusion. One of them is to conduct analysis on the relationship between the temperature and voltage on how the various combinations affect the high temperature on system voltage. Another is to study the efficiency of different PV systems installed.

In order to acquire accurate data, the data collection must be spread over a period of time. In this project, data collection was obtained over a period of 2 years from 2002 to 2004. The proposed data to be collected consists of Global irradiation, diffuse radiation, phase power, temperature reading and output phase power. These will be collected and analyzed; the results based on these data will help in the study of the performance as well as efficiency of three different PV systems. The information gathered will give evidence of Singapore’s potential as a hub for solar energy.

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