Review on Performance Analysis of PV Module at Different Sites and Locations

Abstract

Nowadays, the world has depended on fossil fuels for energy supply. The worldwide consumption of fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil) is still increasing in spite of the growing global awareness of the environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption and of limited fossil fuel reserves. Presently, increase in the price of oil has been a most important cause of economical problem in the world. The production of oil level in the world will dissipate in less than 50 years. So, we have strong motivation on our technologies to develop and harvest the abundant solar energy into clean renewable energy for the ultimate replacement of fossil fuels. The primary obstacle in the growth of photovoltaics is the high total cost of photovoltaic installations. In contrast, coal is cheap and abundant in key consuming countries such as India and China, making coal the world’s rapidly growing fuel. Consequently, the main aim of this research is making photovoltaic cells more efficient for converting solar energy into electricity and by reducing production cost. In recent years, the photovoltaic industry has experienced an average growth of 30%.