Performance analysis of photovoltaic modules in Baiturrahman Islamic boarding school

Renewable energy is one of technologies that can be used as an alternative technology to fulfill the growing energy needs. Photovoltaic technology types is already widely available on the market. The manufacturer usually gives the characteristic parameters of photovoltaic modules. However, these characteristics will not be the same when the PV modules used in the actual operating conditions in the field. This paper is addressed to analyze and evaluate the performance of photovoltaic module in the actual operating environment. The PV system has been installed in in Baiturrahman Islamic boarding school located in kampung Bojong, Cikoneng village, Ciparay district, West Java, Indonesia with a scale of 1 kW. Experimental results shows good performance of PV module. PV module temperature affected by weather conditions, and the environment. Highest radiation values is 1.355 kW/m2 at module tilt angle 15°. It is recommended that the optimum tilt (βopt) of solar module from the horizontal in April is 15°.