Photovoltaic Yield Nowcasting: For Residential Solar Systems in the Netherlands Using a Machine Learning Approach

An increasing number of photovoltaic (PV) systems are being installed worldwide and residential sector is responsible for a large part of this growth. Small scale PV systems do not have complex measuring devices and their breakdowns are not spotted immediately by the system owners. This might lead to prolonged time without generating power and...

Development and validation of a quick-scan algorithm for evaluation of rooftop PV potential

A quick-scan algorithm has been developed in order to evaluate rooftop PV potential in the Netherlands. Both its panel fitting and yield prediction functions have been validated with existing systems monitored by Solar Monkey. The calculation times of different parts of the algorithm were measured and decreased while keeping the accuracy of the...