Browsing by UPNA Author "Parra Laita, Íñigo de la"
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Analysis of a CIS based PV generator versus a multicrystalline generator under outdoor long-term exposure
Parra Laita, Íñigo de la
; Guerra Menjívar, Moisés Roberto; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (IEEE, 2021)
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The worldwide growth of the PV market has been almost exponential during the last years. Together with conventional crystalline (c-Si) PV modules, “new” commercially available PV technologies such as copper indium ... -
Cloud tomography applied to sky images: a virtual testbed
Mejía, Felipe A.; Kurtz, Ben; Levis, Aviad; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Kleissl, Jan (Elsevier, 2018)
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Two tomographic techniques are applied to two simulated sets of sky images with different cloud fraction. The Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (ART) is applied to optical depth maps from sky images to reconstruct 3-D ... -
A comparative study of degradation and performance of thin film photovoltaic generators versus a multi-crystalline generator
Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (2013)
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Thin film solar cells (TFSC) are supposed to have higher energy yield rates than crystalline silicon (Si-x) mainly possible by some enhancements like lower temperature coefficient and higher absorption of diffuse light. ... -
Comparative study of nonparametric and parametric PV models to forecast AC power output of PV plants
Almeida, Marcelo Pinho; Muñoz Escribano, Mikel; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Perpiñán, Óscar; Narvarte Fernández, Luis (EU PVSEC, 2015)
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In this paper, a comparison between two approaches to predict the AC power output of PV systems is carried out in terms of forecast performance. Each approach uses one of the two main types of PV modeling, parametric and ... -
Compensation of forecast error in large PV plants with battery storage: associated strategies
Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Muñoz Escribano, Mikel ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (2017)
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As penetration rates of utility-scale photovoltaics (PV) increases, large PV plants will participate in the daily wholesale electricity market in the same way that wind farms. Then, PV plant owner can receive some kind of ... -
Control strategies to smooth short-term power fluctuations in large photovoltaic plants using battery storage systems
Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (MDPI, 2014)
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The variations in irradiance produced by changes in cloud cover can cause rapid fluctuations in the power generated by large photovoltaic (PV) plants. As the PV power share in the grid increases, such fluctuations may ... -
Critical comparison of energy management algorithms for lithium-ion batteries in renewable power plants
Berrueta Irigoyen, Alberto ; Soto Cabria, Adrián ; García Solano, Miguel ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo ; Ursúa Rubio, Alfredo (IEEE, 2019)
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Lithium-ion batteries are gaining importance for a variety of applications due to their price decrease and characteristics improvement. A good energy management strategy is required in order to increase the profitability ... -
Grid integration of large-scale PV plants
Parra Laita, Íñigo de la (2015)
Tesis doctoral / Doktoretza tesia
Over the last few years, the considerable increase in the number of multi-MW PV plants has led transmission system operators (TSO) to express concern over potential PV power fluctuations caused by transient clouds. As a ... -
Hydrogen educational activities developed by APERNA: a renewable-energy student association
Berrueta Irigoyen, Alberto ; San Martín Biurrun, Idoia ; Samanes Pascual, Javier ; Pascual Miqueleiz, Julio María ; Barrios Rípodas, Ernesto ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Urtasun Erburu, Andoni ; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo ; Ursúa Rubio, Alfredo (Asociación Española del Hidrógeno, 2016)
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In this paper, we present APERNA, a recently-created student association at Public University of Navarre (UPNA) with the aim of promotion of renewable energies. -
Identification of critical parameters for the design of energy management algorithms for Li-ion batteries operating in PV power plants
Berrueta Irigoyen, Alberto ; Soto Cabria, Adrián ; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo ; Ursúa Rubio, Alfredo (IEEE, 2020)
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Lithium-ion batteries are gaining importance for a variety of applications due to their price decrease and characteristics improvement. For a proper use of such storage systems, an energy management algorithm (EMA) is ... -
In-field energy performance of solar PV module made of UMG silicon
Guerra, Moisés R.; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; García Solano, Miguel ; Pascual Miqueleiz, Julio María (IEEE, 2022)
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Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon (UMG-Si) PV modules have failed to make their space in the PV market, which was partly to the uncertainty on their in-field performance that brings the wide disparity of results published ... -
Influence of control in cycling degradation when batteries perform PV ramp-rate control
González Moreno, Alejandro; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (IEEE, 2023)
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This work studies the importance of the correct selection of control parameters in order to avoid unnecessary cycling in batteries when they perform PV smoothing. The classic ramp-rate control method (CRRC) is studied ... -
Inverter-based PV ramp-rate limitation strategies: minimizing energy losses
González Moreno, Alejandro; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (IEEE, 2022)
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This work analyzes the reduction of power generation in strategies that regulate the PV ramp-rate by using inverter limitation. Although the operating principle implies some energy production losses, not all these ... -
Maximum expected ramp rates using cloud speed sensor measurements
Wang, Guang Chao; Kurtz, Ben; Bosch, Juan Luis; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Kleissl, Jan (American Institute of Physics, 2020)
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Large ramps and ramp rates in photovoltaic (PV) power output are of concern and sometimes even explicitly restricted by grid operators. Battery energy storage systems can smooth the power output and maintain ramp rates ... -
On the calculation of the STC power of PV generators by using typical monitoring system data
Muñoz Escribano, Mikel; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (2017)
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The properly in-field characterization of the power at Standard Test Conditions, PSTC, of PV generators is becoming increasingly important in order to evaluate their performance and its evolution in time. Within the state ... -
Outdoor performance of a CdTe based PV generator during 5 years of operation
Guerra Menjívar, Moisés Roberto; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (IEEE, 2022)
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Together with the huge growth of the traditional crystalline silicon (Si-x) PV manufacturers, other thin-film solar cells have also emerged such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) manufacturers. They are characterized by the ... -
PV power forecasting using a parametric model
Muñoz Escribano, Mikel; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; García Solano, Miguel ; Marcos Álvarez, Javier (2015)
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Nowadays, accurate AC power output forecast of PV plants can play a significant role for both the system operators and PV plant owners. The first group has to program the dispatch of the electric system and the second one ... -
A PV ramp-rate control strategy to extend battery lifespan using forecasting
González Moreno, Alejandro; Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (Elsevier, 2022)
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This study analyses and presents a new ramp-rate control algorithm for smoothing PV power fluctuations, designed to address three fundamental objectives: to reduce battery cycling, to meet minimum storage requirements and ... -
Ramp-rate control in large PV plants: battery vs. short-term forecast
Marcos Álvarez, Javier ; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la ; Cires Buey, Eulalia; Wang, Guang Chao; García Solano, Miguel ; Marroyo Palomo, Luis (2018)
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The changeability in the power produced by utility-scale PV plants caused by shadows due to passing clouds can compromise grid stability. Traditionally, some kind of energy storage systems (ESS) is proposed as the solution ... -
Technical specifications and quality control procedures for reducing the uncertainty in PV installations: results of the FP7 project PVCROPS
Martínez Moreno, Francisco; Lorenzo Pigueiras, Eduardo; Narvarte Fernández, Luis; Moretón Villagra, Rodrigo; Tyutyundzhiev, Nicolay; Parra Laita, Íñigo de la (EU PVSEC, 2015)
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PVCROPS (PhotoVoltaic Cost r€duction, Reliability, Operational performance, Prediction and Simulation) is a project within the European Framework Programme 7 whose objectives are: improving the performance, reliability ...
