Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Differences in Snow Shedding in Photovoltaic Systems with Framed and Frameless Modules
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-1-2019
Journal
Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
First Page
558
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981389
Last Page
561
Abstract
Energy losses due to snow coverage can be high in climates with large annual snowfall. These losses may be reduced with region-specific system design guidelines. One possible factor in snow retention on PV systems could be frame presence and/or shape. Sandia is studying the effect of module frame presence on photovoltaic module snow shedding for a pair of otherwise-identical PV systems in Vermont. The results of this study provide a summary of the findings after the 2018-2019 winter period. The results clearly show that the presence of a frame inhibits PV performance in mild winter conditions.
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