Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

Solar Resource and Potential of Photovoltaic Electricity Generation in Cameroon : PV GIS Approach

Ngoya Bamagna, Tangka Julius Kewir, Dongmo Solefack Patrick Mao

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 The estimation of PV potential generation of a 1 kWp grid–connected PV system has been[FA1]  conducted in 59 localities of Cameroon with the online application "PV GIS". This investigation was made for a fixed PV generator with solar modules mounted:[FA2]  Horizontally, at optimum angle of inclination and at 90 °C. The results show that the highest values of PV generation potential are obtained with solar modules mounted at the optimum angle of inclination (1136.3–1566 kWh/kWp). These values are greater than those of EU countries (470–1390). Global horizontal irradiation (GHI) values are(1673.1–2368 KWh/m2) with conversion rate of GHI into PV electricity of (68.44–69.35%).The optimum angle of inclination is between 6and15 ° C, the national average is about10.89°C.Thefive localities with the highest PV generation potential are: Mokolo,Kousseri, Yagoua, Mora in the Far–North Region and Baham in the West Region.

 [FA1]its is better to use « was »

 [FA2]why the colon ?

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Ngoya Bamagna, Tangka Julius Kewir, Dongmo Solefack Patrick Mao, Solar Resource and Potential of Photovoltaic Electricity Generation in Cameroon : PV GIS Approach, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017


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