dc.contributor.author | Wong, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Bai, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Saha, TK | |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, RHG | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-20T03:44:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-20T03:44:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0038-092X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.solener.2020.12.035 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/409204 | |
dc.description.abstract | Many solar tracking technologies have been developed with the aim of improving the energy performance of solar PV installations. Among these, single-axis tracking (SAT) systems give good economic prospect for ground-mounted PV plants but experience inevitable power loss when the trackers diverge from the incident solar irradiance during winter. The 1.5-axis tracking (1.5AT) model is developed in recent years to achieve a balance between the benefits and shortcomings of the SAT and dual-axis tracking (DAT) systems. Despite the anticipated superiority of the 1.5AT, there is a lack of literature on the methodology to analytically study the potential and feasibility of the 1.5AT model, especially from a global perspective. In this paper, a comprehensive feasibility study has been conducted to evaluate the energy performance and shading analysis of the 1.5AT model. The developed methodology serves as a general benchmark to explore the prospects of the 1.5AT model at different geographical locations and seasons. This encourages further research and deployment of the 1.5AT model as a potential alternative to improve the return of investment for various PV system stakeholders. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 171 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 179 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Solar Energy | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 216 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Electrical engineering | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Environmental engineering | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Engineering | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Built environment and design | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4008 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4011 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 40 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 33 | |
dc.title | A feasibility study of the 1.5-axis tracking model in utility-scale solar PV plants | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Wong, J; Bai, F; Saha, TK; Tan, RHG, A feasibility study of the 1.5-axis tracking model in utility-scale solar PV plants, Solar Energy, 2021, 216, pp. 171-179 | |
dcterms.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-10-01T03:07:50Z | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2021 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Bai, Feifei | |