Evaluation and monitoring of solar panel are need to be done, primarily related to how much energy is produced. Energy production by a solar panel is affected by the characteristics of climate or weather of a particular location such as solar radiation and ambient temperature. This study aimed to compare two models of solar panel performance calculation, i.e., Sandia PV Array Model and Five Parameter Model by considering the tropical climate of Indonesia and see the effect of temperature and solar radiation changes on the results of the calculations of both methods through the I-V curve. The types of solar panels on monitored are a monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and thin film. The results show that the energy produced by Sandia PV Array Performance Model for the three types of solar panels are 54.36 Wdc, 51.57 Wdc, and 39.62 Wdc, respectively. Five Parameter Performance Model results are 56.58 Wdc, 52.7 Wdc, and 43.29, respectively. These results show that with a small amount of data, the Five Parameter Model is more optimal and efficient for the tropics compared to Sandia PV Array Model.
The characteristics of climate in a region also influences the performance of solar panels, the characteristics are the intensity of solar irradiance, temperature, wind speed and humidity. An evaluation of the performance of solar panels needs to be done regarding the tropical climate in Indonesia. This evaluation is needed to determine how large the resulting energy production that will be used for the benefit of both technical and investment for Solar Power Plant. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of wood powder composite board material in reducing the surface temperature of solar panels in order to increase the efficiency of energy conversion. The type of solar panel used is 50 Wp Polycrystalline. The results showed that the average of solar radiation is at 690 W/m2 resulting in an average current value of 1.8 A (with board dampers) and 1.68 A (without the board damper). While the average temperature of a solar panel without a damper is 36.4 ° C while the damping board drops to 34.6°C. Consequently increasing the output voltage level from 20,38 V to 20,55 V, This change also results in an increase in output Solar panel power on average from 47,8 Wp (without damper board) to 48,2 Wp (with damper board), with a reduction in power losses from 2,3 Wp to 1,8 Wp.
Indonesia intends to use renewable energy both locally and on a national scale. Regional energy planning must be developed by provincial governments in accordance with national energy planning (RUEN). One of the few provinces that has already published its regional energy planning is North Maluku Province. The ambition to use more renewable energy technologies for power generation is already taken into account in their regional energy planning. However, North Maluku Province may rely on renewable energy as their primary source of power because of the abundance of these resources. The purpose of this paper is to examine renewable energy development and planning in relation to the RUPTL 2021-2030 power development plan. This review gives an insight that North Maluku Province still have untapped renewable energy potential which can be developed in the future to increase its renewable shares in electricity mix as well as to enhance energy security and accessibility in the region.
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