Whitepaper Library
Through our many years of experience, starting in 1830, Kipp & Zonen has grown to be the market leader in solar irradiance measurements. We use our expertise to develop the most suitable products for our customers but also to share our knowledge with the world. In recent years we have developed a set of whitepapers on different subject in solar energy. On this page you will find an overview of all of them and you can click through to download each one and learn more.
The performance of a PV plant depends on multiple criteria, atmospheric and technical ones. Especially on huge plants as the Benban Solar Park, quick determination of failures as a root cause for output loss is key for efficient operation. In this case study, Beijing Intell-Sun Technology Ltd. shows its approach to reduce performance losses at a large PV power plant in the Benban Solar Park in Egypt together with EPC experts. To quickly identify the cause for sinking performance and to mitigate losses, they installed environmental monitoring systems including Kipp & Zonen pyranometers, sun trackers, and soiling monitoring sensors.
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Every solar farm's soiling challenges are unique. Making accurate, site-specific measurements is key to creating an effective soiling mitigation strategy. Download this whitepaper to learn how monitoring the rate of soiling and implementing cleaning strategies recovers lost energy generation.
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To make the most of the sun’s radiation and ensure top performance of a solar installation, facility operators require equipment that takes precise measurements of various parameters. The best way to do that is to see if a site’s radiometers meet international standards — specifically, the ISO 9060. Download the guide to learn how the updated standards allow operators to better compare their experiences with global best practices and improve overall performance at their solar installations.
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A summary of the current state of the trends and research topics of the exponentially growing technology, bifacial PV. Accurate measurement of irradiance offers a few challenges when it comes to the back of modules. Read our guide to learn more.
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For the solar energy industry a number of international standards have been defined. This whitepaper provides details on the major IEC and ISO standards that relate to performance monitoring of solar energy plants, the classification of pyranometers and pyrheliometers; and calibration. Download the whitepaper to find all information.
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DustIQ measures soiling of PV modules. But what is soiling exactly? How does it influence PV plant performance and loss of yield? We have captured the insights on soiling that we have gained during the development of DustIQ in a whitepaper. Read more about what soiling is, how it is distributed, the effect of different colors of soiling and how it affects PV cells, modules, arrays and strings. Click to go to the download page.
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The local irradiance is usually measured by a pyranometer and is very accurate and reliable. But some say that data derived from satellite measurements can also be used to make decisions when it comes to utility-scale solar energy. In practice, both satellite and on-site data are often used in parallel and correlated in plant monitoring software. In this whitepaper we explain the benefits of combining the two. Download the whitepaper to read more.
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The performance ratio is a comparison of the final (actual) yield to the reference (design) yield, but that is not where the difficulty lies. There are many factors that influence the calculated outcome, from the components selected to the environmental conditions. We have published a whitepaper that sums up the 6 key influences on PR and how to deal with them. Download the whitepaper to read more on all 6 of them.
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The sun produces a lot of energy that can be turned into electricity, either directly by photovoltaic modules or through thermal systems and steam turbine generators. Kipp & Zonen has summarized its expertise and combined it with customer feedback to provide you with an overview on solar irradiance and the benefits for the solar energy industry if you measure it. Download the free whitepaper to know exactly why accurate measurement of solar irradiance can make a difference in your solar project.
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