Performance Analysis of Ecosole HCPV System
Carmine Cancro, Giorgio Graditi, Gabriele Ciniglio, Gianni Leanza, Borriello, A., Sergio Ferlito, Francesco Pascarella, Maurizio Carpanelli, Gianni Borelli, Daniele Verdilio, De Nardis, D., Gilioli, V., Fabrizio Migali · EU PVSEC · 2016
The aim of this work is to report the results of the main characterization activities carried out on the ECOSOLE HCPV prototypal plant realized by BECAR s.r.l. and installed at ENEA Research Center located at Portici in the south of Italy. After a detailed description of the system main components, the experimental results regarding the module characterizations, the tracker accuracy, the system optical acceptance, and the module temperature survey are detailed. The second part of the paper is focused on the explanation of the performance analysis carried out on the basis of the data collected during the first three months of operation. Particular attention has been paid to the performance comparison of the two sub-arrays of the plant: the first one is realized with module using each one its-own inverter, and the second one is realized with a classic centralized inverter solution. At the end, a procedure for a detailed losses analysis is reported and the results obtained for a whole sunny day are explained.