Performance Analysis of UNCP 3.25 kWp PV System and traditional modeling methods in Huancayo – Perú

Abstract

In 2018, Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), installed 3.25 kW photovoltaic systems in its infrastructures in different parts of Peru, with one of the selected locations being those of the UNCP. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the performance of the photovoltaic system installed in the environments of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the UNCP in the city of Huancayo with respect to conventional calculation models. Taking into account that, this photovoltaic system operates in the middle of the central Andes of Peru at an altitude above 3,200 meters above sea level. The energy production data for one year has been analyzed and compared with the results of theoretical calculations, in order to introduce improvements to the calculation models for future photovoltaic systems that are designed and built in this region considering climatic, technical and economic conditions. The methodology used has a descriptive-correlational scope, with a collection of quantitative data from the system's energy production records, use of historical solar radiation data and a correlational statistical analysis using the Pearson correlation coefficient using specialized software. The results showed that the adjustments proposed for traditional methods improve the calculation of energy production, making the calculated values adjust to the real ones.Palabras clave: informática educativa, materiales educativos, estudiante universitario, material didáctico