Performance of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System in Equatorial Rainforest Fully Humid Climate of Malaysia

• DOI: 10.11591/ijape.v2i3.2090
• Publication Date: 2014-06-01T17:34:53Z
• Authors: Mohamad Zhafran H...; A. M. Omar; Z. M. Zain; S. Shaari
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

This paper presents a result obtained from a comparative study among three different photovoltaic (PV) module technologies for grid-connected photovoltaic system (GCPV) under Malaysia’s real operating conditions. The obtained results were slightly different from the performance ratio (PR) investigation which showed the average annual performance of 78.2% for polycrystalline, 94.6% for a-Si thin-film and 81% for monocrystalline PV technologies over four years monitored period. The outdoor evaluation results showed that a-Si thin-film PV modules demonstrate the highest and better in terms of final yield, performance ratio and PV array/system efficiency over the entire monitored period. In other hands, a-Si thin-film demonstrated the reliability and better in system performance