@Article{NevesVilePereYama:2021:CaSoBr,
               author = "Neves, Guilherme Marques and Vilela, Waldeir Amaral and Pereira, 
                         Enio Bueno and Yamasoe, M{\'a}rcia",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo 
                         (USP)}",
                title = "Spectral impact on PV in low-latitude sites: The case of 
                         southeastern Brazil",
              journal = "Renewable Energy",
                 year = "2021",
               volume = "164",
                pages = "1306--1319",
                month = "Feb.",
             keywords = "Spectral irradiance, Average photon energy, PV Materials, Spectral 
                         mismatch factor, Tropical climates.",
             abstract = "The spectral impact on various PV materials eamorphous silicon 
                         (a-Si), CdTe, CIGS, single crystalline silicon (sc-Si) and multi 
                         crystalline (mc-Si)e in two nearby cities of Southeastern Brazil 
                         is presented. For every PV technology studied, the values of the 
                         spectral mismatch factor on instantaneous, monthly and annual 
                         basis were computed by means of spectra recorded over a 12-month 
                         experimental campaign carried out in S~ ao Paulo and S~ ao Jose 
                         dos Campos. A blue-biased however seasonal spectrum prevails in 
                         both cities, which leads to annual spectral gains of up to around 
                         6% and 2% exhibited by a-Si and CdTe, respectively. On the other 
                         hand, CIGS, sc-Si and mc-Si show negligible annual gains that lie 
                         between around 1% and 0%. These results are well aligned with 
                         previous findings obtained using both experimental and modelled 
                         spectra in other low-latitude sites with tropical climate. 
                         Consequently, spectral effects cannot be ignored in such sites, 
                         especially when modelling the outdoor behavior of larger bandgap 
                         PV devices. Last, a quasi-linear relationship exists between the 
                         monthly average photon energy and the monthly spectral mismatch 
                         factor for all the PV materials under scrutiny. This conclusion is 
                         in good agreement with previous works carried out in mid-latitude 
                         sites.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.128",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.128",
                 issn = "0960-1481",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "neves_spectrum.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "20 maio 2024"
}