Energy Yield Analysis of Bifacial Solar Cells in Northeast Mexico: Comparison Between Vertical and Tilted Configurations
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Bifacial Solar Cells Studied in This Work
2.2. Measurement Equipment
3. Results
3.1. Validation of the I-V Tracer
3.2. Optimization of Installation Parameters
3.2.1. In Situ Albedo Spectrum
3.2.2. Orientation
3.2.3. Height Optimization
3.2.4. Tilt Angle
3.3. Daytime Profile of Maximum Power
3.4. Analysis of the Energy Yielded by the Cells
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
I-V | Current–voltage curve tracer |
Isc | Short-circuit current |
BIPV | Building-integrated photovoltaics |
PV | Photovoltaic |
HIT | Heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer |
TCO | Transparent conductive oxide |
SC1 | Solar cell 1 |
SC2 | Solar cell 2 |
SC3 | Solar cell 3 |
ADC | Analog-to-digital converter |
DAC | Digital-to-analog converter |
RSENSE | Current sense resistor |
PR’s | Power relays |
BFtilted | Bifacial solar cell tilted |
BFvertical | Bifacial solar cell vertical |
MFtilted | Monofacial solar cell tilted |
Pmax | Maximum power |
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Villarreal-Villela, A.E.; Vigil-Galán, O.; González, E.R.; González Castillo, J.R.; Jiménez-Olarte, D.; López-Oyama, A.B.; Del Angel-López, D. Energy Yield Analysis of Bifacial Solar Cells in Northeast Mexico: Comparison Between Vertical and Tilted Configurations. Energies 2025, 18, 3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18143784
Villarreal-Villela AE, Vigil-Galán O, González ER, González Castillo JR, Jiménez-Olarte D, López-Oyama AB, Del Angel-López D. Energy Yield Analysis of Bifacial Solar Cells in Northeast Mexico: Comparison Between Vertical and Tilted Configurations. Energies. 2025; 18(14):3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18143784
Chicago/Turabian StyleVillarreal-Villela, Angel Eduardo, Osvaldo Vigil-Galán, Eugenio Rodríguez González, Jesús Roberto González Castillo, Daniel Jiménez-Olarte, Ana Bertha López-Oyama, and Deyanira Del Angel-López. 2025. "Energy Yield Analysis of Bifacial Solar Cells in Northeast Mexico: Comparison Between Vertical and Tilted Configurations" Energies 18, no. 14: 3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18143784
APA StyleVillarreal-Villela, A. E., Vigil-Galán, O., González, E. R., González Castillo, J. R., Jiménez-Olarte, D., López-Oyama, A. B., & Del Angel-López, D. (2025). Energy Yield Analysis of Bifacial Solar Cells in Northeast Mexico: Comparison Between Vertical and Tilted Configurations. Energies, 18(14), 3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18143784