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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Solmetric Corporation, Lehi, UT (US);
Roger L. Jungerman, Petaluma, CA (US);
SOLMETRIC CORPORATION, Lehi, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods, systems, and devices for predicting production of a photovoltaic (PV) system. A method may include establishing a reference performance model for a reference PV system at a reference site. Further, the method may include establishing a performance factor for an installed PV system based on configuration parameters of the installed PV system, measurements of the installed PV system, weather data at an installation site of the installed PV system and a comparison of the measurements of the installed PV system to the reference performance model. The method may also include predicting production of the installed PV system based on the performance factor, cumulative weather data and a time dependent performance ratio.