An evaluation method of PV systems

Data evaluation methods have wide adaptations, such as feedbacks to PV system operation management and design. The authors have already developed sophisticated verification method (SV method) of PV systems, which is a simple evaluation method to identify six kinds of system loss rates using basic information and simple four measurable data. This time, the authors introduced quality diagnosis to our previous model for compensating the measurement errors in field data, and improved the algorithm of the model. Consequently, validity of the evaluation result became better than the previous model. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.