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Impact of cloud cover in the photovoltaic performance
Country:Argentina
Student(s):Ale, Gloria; Antinori, Maira; Banega, Violeta; Barrios, Martín; Barrios, Naiara; Bracco, Daiana; Caturano, Martina; Cofré, Alexis; Fagiani, Gina; Fontana, Francisco; Ilari, Yoel; Lancioni, Magalí; Martinez, Agustina; Maydana, Braian; Ordasso De Dominicci, Carlos; Roldán, Nahuel; Salman, Stefani; Sokala, Ecio; Soria, Danilo
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Teacher:Claudia María Romagnoli
Contributors:GLOBE Teacher: Pigozzi, Teresa; GLOBE Alumni: Jandiriz, María Selene y School Director: Sormanni, María Ana
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Clouds
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Optional Badges:I am a Collaborator, I make an Impact, I work with a STEM Professional
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Date Submitted:02/11/2018
This work is developed at Secondary School Nº 241 "John F. Kennedy" in Pujato, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
The stimulus that motivates students to investigate and explore the impact of cloud cover in the photovoltaic performance was the presence of a solar panel in the institution. A study emerges based on the following research question: How does cloud cover affect the transformation of solar energy into photovoltaic on the solar panel installed in the Oriented Secondary School Nº 241 of Pujato, (Santa Fe) in the period between April 21st and October 13th, 2017? that is answered by the hypothesis: "Cloud cover affects the performance of the solar panel so the recorded voltage is lower the greater the cloud cover."
A bibliographic survey is first started about these tematic.
In a second stage the observation site of the sky is chosen, Within the GLOBE Atmosphere Protocols, those related to the clouds are applied.
The daily observation of the sky and the voltage measurement are recorded, recording the results.
Finally we proceed to the drawing of graphs showing the behavior of the variable cloud cover and voltage, students discuss their assessments and considerations in a plenary corroborating the hypothesis.