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Table 2 Estimated power decrease for Europe

From: Influence of volcanic tephra on photovoltaic (PV)-modules: an experimental study with application to the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, Iceland

 

Module 1

Module 2

Vclear

17.41 V

18.52 V

Vash

16.81 V

17.73 V

Δ V

0.60 V ≈ 3.5 %

0.79 V ≈ 4.3 %

Iclear

0.25 A

0.15 A

Iash

0.17 A

0.11 A

Δ I

0.08 A ≈ 32 %

0.04 A ≈ 27 %

Pclear

4.35 W

2.78 W

Pash

2.86 W

1.95 W

Δ P

1.49 W ≈ 34.3 %

0.83 W ≈ 29.9 %

  1. Expected reduction in voltage (V), current (I) and power (P) for PV-modules 1 and 2 using the ash concentration (0.32 g/m2) over Europe during the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. This shows the estimated impacts to PV-modules located in Europe based on our laboratory experiments