NREL Bifacial Experimental Single-Axis Tracking (BEST) field

DuraMAT Adjacent Project

Operational Field Studies

Category: Field Data Studies

Recipient NREL (PI: Ovaitt, Silvana)

Subs None

Status Complete

AbstractDataset for the 75-kW bifacial experimental single-axis tracking field (a.k.a. BEST field) at NREL Golden Co. Performance data from two bifacial rows and one monofacial row, on-site weather measurements, front and rear plane of array irradiances with different types of sensors and various albedometers included. More details in the user manual.

DOI For BEST Field dataset 10.21948/1787805

Publications:

• 2020 Bifacial PV Workshop: 75kW Field Results

• Analysis and Validation of Spectral Irradiance Simulations for 75 kW Bifacial Solar Test Field

• Field-Array Benchmark of Commercial Bifacial PV Technologies with Publicly Available Data