IEA PVPS Task 2 Performance Database for 410 Monitored Solar Plants

The IEA Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme Task 2 Performance Database contains operational data for 410 monitored photovoltaic plants with a total installed capacity of 12 megawatts. It provides detailed system characteristics and monitored performance data for systems adapted to various applications like power supply and rural electrification. The database was developed by the IEA PVPS Task 2 group, with data gathered from national demonstration programs in member countries.

Use Cases

• Analyze system performance metrics to correlate climatic conditions with energy output for plants in different geographic locations.
• Compare operational behavior and reliability across different PV system applications like domestic use, rural electrification, and professional installations.
• Calculate annual performance results and generate standard reports for cross-comparison between the 410 monitored systems.
• Model maintenance schedules and cost-effectiveness using detailed system characteristics and long-term monitoring data.

Strengths

• Contains data from 410 distinct monitored photovoltaic plants.
• Represents a total installed capacity of 12 megawatts across various applications.
• Includes data from multiple national demonstration programs worldwide, offering climatic variety.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and data formats are not documented.
• The database's last update and temporal coverage of the monitoring data are unknown.
• License terms for data use and redistribution are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

IEA Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme (PVPS) Task 2.

Collection Method

Data gathered from monitored PV plants under various national demonstration programs in IEA PVPS member countries.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Worldwide, with systems located in different climatic conditions (e.g., Austria, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland).