Photovoltaic System Design and Performance

Abstract

This editorial summarizes the collection of papers in the Special Issue entitled Photovoltaic System Design and Performance, which was published in MDPI’s Energies journal. Papers on this topic were submitted in 2017 and 2018, and a total of 21 papers were published. Main topics included data analysis for optimal performance and fault analysis, causes for energy loss, and design and integration issues. The papers in this Special Issue demonstrate the importance of designing and properly monitoring photovoltaic systems in the field in order to ensure maintaining good performance.

Keywords

• photovoltaic (PV) system design
• monitoring of PV systems
• performance analysis
• mapping performance
• performance variability
• system malfunction detection