Intelligent performance check of pv operation using satellite data (PVSAT-2)

Project Information

PVSAT-2

Grant agreement ID: ENK5-CT-2002-00631

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2002

End date 31 October 2005

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 295 244,00

EU contribution € 771 284,00

Coordinated by

CARL VON OSSIETZKY UNIVERSITAET OLDENBURG
Germany

Objective

PVSAT-2 will set up an advanced remote performance check for PV systems. The yields of a system will be calculated based on solar irradiances derived from satellite data . Superior to existing routines, PVSAT-2 will include: A cheap hardware device integrated into the PV system for automated measurements and two-way communication with a central client-server decision making system; A central knowledge-based decision making system, which will analyse the performance of the PV system pn a daily basis, and will be able to detect system failures and its possible causes; An improved irradiance calculation scheme. It will increase accuracy by using additional on-line ground data for an kriging-of-the-differences interpolation and supports the decision-making system by supplying information on the expected quality of the derived irradiance values.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy › photovoltaic

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-5. - Key action Cleaner Energy Systems, including Renewable Energies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CARL VON OSSIETZKY UNIVERSITAET OLDENBURG

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AMMERLAENDER HEERSTRASSE 114-118 ; 26129 Oldenburg ; Germany
• Region: Niedersachsen › Weser-Ems › Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Participants (4)

ENECOLO AG

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lindhofstrasse 52 ; MOENCHALTORF
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.*

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Heidenhofstrasse 2 ; 79110 FREIBURG (IN BREISGAU)
• Total cost: No data

METEOCONTROL GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Stadtjeagerstr. 11 ; 66152 AUGSBURG
• Total cost: No data

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Padualaan 14 ; 3584 CH UTRECHT
• Total cost: No data