Assessment
- Spatial coverage: field-of-view of the Meteosat satellite, roughly speaking Europe, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Middle East (-66° to 66° in both latitudes and longitudes)
- Data period: 2006 – present
- Source of data: CAMS, MERRA2
- Database of PV modules and inverters: California Energy Commission (CEC); Additional components available on request by the user
Monitoring
Data collected: DC Current, DC Voltage, MPP energy, AC Voltage (three phases), AC Current (three phases)
Data collection interval: 5 min
Refresh rate: daily
Calculated metrics:
- Performance ratio (%)
- Monthly soiling loss (%)
- Inverter efficiency (%)
- PV Module efficiency (%)
- PV Module temperature degradation
- Inverter temperature degradation
- Self-sufficiency rate