Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site

This paper presents the performance assessment of bifacial and monofacial photovoltaic systems on different types of soils in a low-latitude site (light sand, white gravel, and dark gravel). The PV Solar Plant includes a bifacial PV system with a nominal power of 6.36 kWp and a monofacial PV system...

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Autores: Lamas, Douglas, Arns Rampinelli, Giuilano, Nofuentes, Gustavo, Aguilera, Jorge, Sidrach de Cardona, Mariano, Elizeire Bremermann , Leonardo
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Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Jaén
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122868
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148125005300
https://hdl.handle.net/10953/6755
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Photovoltaic Systems
Bifacial Modules.
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spelling Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude SiteLamas, DouglasArns Rampinelli, GiuilanoNofuentes, GustavoAguilera, JorgeSidrach de Cardona, MarianoElizeire Bremermann , LeonardoSolar EnergyPhotovoltaic SystemsBifacial Modules.3322.05This paper presents the performance assessment of bifacial and monofacial photovoltaic systems on different types of soils in a low-latitude site (light sand, white gravel, and dark gravel). The PV Solar Plant includes a bifacial PV system with a nominal power of 6.36 kWp and a monofacial PV system with a nominal power of 5.52 kWp. The PV Solar Plant is located at Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Araranguá/SC, in Southern Brazil. Performance analysis utilizes measured data obtained from the PV Solar Plant's monitoring platform and the meteorological station database of tthe National Institute of Meteorology (INMET). This study period covers from February 2023 to January 2024. Meteorological parameters such as global horizontal solar irradiation, in-plane irradiation, reference yield, and clearness index were determined using data from the INMET software tools such as RADIASOL, SAM, and Bifacial Radiance to calculate front and rear irradiation. Electrical measurements from the PV Solar Plant provided insights into PV array energy yield, final system yield, performance ratio, and bifacial gain of the photovoltaic systems. The results indicate that the bifacial PV system outperformed the monofacial PV system in terms of energy performance. Annual average bifacial gains on different types of soils were 8.42%, 5.92%, and 4.53% for light sand, white gravel, and dark gravel, respectively. The values of the annual average performance ratio were between 74.3% and 76.8%. The values of the average bifacial performance ratio values were between 72.2% and 73.7%. The values of final system yield of the monofacial PV systems were between 1187.12 and 1227.96 kWh/kW. The values of final system yield of the bifacial PV systems were between 1240.91 and 1300.70 kWh/kW. This study underscores the superior performance of bifacial photovoltaic systems and their sensitivity to soil albedo variations.Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil. Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES), Brazil. Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil.Elsevier B. V.202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122868https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148125005300https://hdl.handle.net/10953/6755reponame:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaéninstname:Universidad de JaénInglésRenewable EnergyAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/67552026-06-24T12:41:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
title Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
spellingShingle Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
Lamas, Douglas
Solar Energy
Photovoltaic Systems
Bifacial Modules.
3322.05
title_short Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
title_full Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
title_fullStr Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
title_full_unstemmed Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
title_sort Performance Assessment of Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems on Different Types of Soils in a Low-Latitude Site
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lamas, Douglas
Arns Rampinelli, Giuilano
Nofuentes, Gustavo
Aguilera, Jorge
Sidrach de Cardona, Mariano
Elizeire Bremermann , Leonardo
author Lamas, Douglas
author_facet Lamas, Douglas
Arns Rampinelli, Giuilano
Nofuentes, Gustavo
Aguilera, Jorge
Sidrach de Cardona, Mariano
Elizeire Bremermann , Leonardo
author_role author
author2 Arns Rampinelli, Giuilano
Nofuentes, Gustavo
Aguilera, Jorge
Sidrach de Cardona, Mariano
Elizeire Bremermann , Leonardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Solar Energy
Photovoltaic Systems
Bifacial Modules.
3322.05
topic Solar Energy
Photovoltaic Systems
Bifacial Modules.
3322.05
description This paper presents the performance assessment of bifacial and monofacial photovoltaic systems on different types of soils in a low-latitude site (light sand, white gravel, and dark gravel). The PV Solar Plant includes a bifacial PV system with a nominal power of 6.36 kWp and a monofacial PV system with a nominal power of 5.52 kWp. The PV Solar Plant is located at Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Araranguá/SC, in Southern Brazil. Performance analysis utilizes measured data obtained from the PV Solar Plant's monitoring platform and the meteorological station database of tthe National Institute of Meteorology (INMET). This study period covers from February 2023 to January 2024. Meteorological parameters such as global horizontal solar irradiation, in-plane irradiation, reference yield, and clearness index were determined using data from the INMET software tools such as RADIASOL, SAM, and Bifacial Radiance to calculate front and rear irradiation. Electrical measurements from the PV Solar Plant provided insights into PV array energy yield, final system yield, performance ratio, and bifacial gain of the photovoltaic systems. The results indicate that the bifacial PV system outperformed the monofacial PV system in terms of energy performance. Annual average bifacial gains on different types of soils were 8.42%, 5.92%, and 4.53% for light sand, white gravel, and dark gravel, respectively. The values of the annual average performance ratio were between 74.3% and 76.8%. The values of the average bifacial performance ratio values were between 72.2% and 73.7%. The values of final system yield of the monofacial PV systems were between 1187.12 and 1227.96 kWh/kW. The values of final system yield of the bifacial PV systems were between 1240.91 and 1300.70 kWh/kW. This study underscores the superior performance of bifacial photovoltaic systems and their sensitivity to soil albedo variations.
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