On the Optimal Orientation of Bifacial Solar Modules

Santolo Daliento; Monica De Riso; Pierluigi Guerriero; Ilaria Matacena; Mahmoud Dhimish; Vincenzo d'Alessandro

doi:10.1109/SPEEDAM61530.2024.10609062

On the Optimal Orientation of Bifacial Solar Modules

Santolo Daliento^*, Monica De Riso, Pierluigi Guerriero, Ilaria Matacena, Mahmoud Dhimish, Vincenzo d'Alessandro

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents an accurate simulation strategy to optimize the installation of bifacial photovoltaic modules in terms of orientation and tilt. The tool relies on horizontal irradiance data and ambient temperature taken from PVGIS for assigned times during the day at the selected geographical site and provides the I-V (and P-V) curves at each time. In this analysis, Naples is chosen as a case-study. It is shown that vertical bifacial modules with the front oriented either to West or to East offer energy production comparable to that of a South-oriented monofacial panel tilted by 30°, which represents the conventional optimized configuration and is thus considered as a reference.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM)
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350387605
ISBN (Print)	9798350387605
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM61530.2024.10609062
Publication status	Published - 5 Aug 2024
Event	2024 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM) - Hotel Continental Ischia, Ischia, Italy Duration: 19 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024 https://www.speedam.org/

Conference

Conference	2024 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM)
Abbreviated title	SPEEDAM 2024
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Ischia
Period	19/06/24 → 21/06/24
Internet address	https://www.speedam.org/

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Daliento, S, De Riso, M, Guerriero, P, Matacena, I, Dhimish, M & d'Alessandro, V 2024, On the Optimal Orientation of Bifacial Solar Modules. in 2024 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM): proceedings. IEEE, 2024 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Ischia, Italy, 19/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM61530.2024.10609062

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