Instituto de energía solar

The research line about quality control of PV plants aims at reducing the uncertainty in the estimation of the productivity in order to reduce the uncertainty in the results of the commissioning tests and to check the state of health of the PV plant, diagnosing the cause of any problem affecting its performance.

This research line is supported by a strong experimental background and is the result of the collaboration between the IES-UPM and the PV business sector in the quality control in more than 70 PV plants with a total power of more than 300 MW.

Contact person: Prof. Eduardo Lorenzo

Selected publications

1. J. Muñoz, E. Lorenzo, J. M. Carrillo, and R. Moretón, "Design of a twin capacitive load and its application to the outdoor rating of photovoltaic modules", Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 23, pp. 247-252, 2015. (DOI: 10.1002/pip.2425)
   
   
2. R. Moretón, E. Lorenzo, and L. Narvarte, "Experimental observations on hot-spots and derived acceptance/rejection criteria", Solar Energy, vol. 118, pp. 28-40, 2015. (DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.05.009)
   
   
3. M. García, L. Marroyo, E. Lorenzo, J. Marcos, and M. Pérez, "Observed degradation in photovoltaic plants affected by hot-spots", Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 22, pp. 1292-1301, 2014. (DOI: 10.1002/pip.2393)
   
   
4. R. Moretón, E. Lorenzo, and J. Muñoz, "A 500-kW PV generator I–V curve", Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 22, pp. 1280-1284, 2014. (DOI: 10.1002/pip.2401).
   
   
5. J. M. Carrillo, F. Martínez-Moreno, C. Lorenzo, and E. Lorenzo, "Uncertainties on the outdoor characterization of PV modules and the calibration of reference modules", Solar Energy, vol. 155, pp. 880-892, 2017. (DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.07.028)