QPV is a photovoltaic engineering and consultancy firm specialized in providing high added value services to maximize the profitability of PV investments.
The use of PR as the index to evaluate the performance of photovoltaic plants presents several disadvantages. The PRstc is especially recommendable, since it makes it possible to evaluate with greater precision and compare between plants of different climatic zones.
How to measure the operating conditions in PV plants? What sensors to use? What advantages and disadvantages do they have? What precautions to take? In this article we review topics.
QPV is carrying out the quality control procedure of the largest floating PV plant in the world (50 MW), which will be built in 2019 in the largest artificial reservoir in southern Europe.
| Number of installations | Country | Power (MW) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 70 | 2018 |
| 1 | South Africa | 92 | 2018 |
| 1 | USA | 66 | 2018 |
| 1 | Portugal | 50 | 2017 |
| 1 | Kuwait | 10 | 2017 |
| 2 | Chile | 296 | 2017 |
| 2 | Spain | 1,9 | 2017 |
| 2 | South Africa | 30 | 2016 |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2016 |
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 2015 |
| 1 | Peru | 20 | 2015 |
| 1 | Honduras | 42 | 2015 |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2014 |
| 4 | Italy | 7,9 | 2014 |
| 1 | Ecuador | 3,5 | 2014 |
| 1 | Spain | 38 | 2013 |
| 1 | Italy | 2,6 | 2013 |
| 4 | Spain | 18,3 | 2012 |
| 3 | Italy | 10,9 | 2012 |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2012 |
| 5 | Italy | 14,9 | 2011 |
| 1 | France | 4,5 | 2011 |
| 6 | Spain | 15,6 | 2011 |
| 6 | Spain | 16,6 | 2010 |
| 1 | Portugal | 45,8 | 2009 |
| 5 | Spain | 32,4 | 2009 |
| 22 | Spain | 84,8 | 2008 |
| 11 | Spain | 30,6 | 2007-6 |
