Determination of the Efficiency of a Photovoltaic System Operating On the Climatic Features of Mexico

Energy demand in Mexico has been increasing year after year. Government policy to satisfy this request is to develop alternative energy sources, solar PV, in particular. The use of solar energy implies studying the characteristics of the system, in order to obtain the best possible performance of the intended application. In this paper, an analysis to characterize the efficiency of a photovoltaic system -taking into consideration the features of Mexico, and particularly in the city of Puebla- is developed. In characterizing the efficiency of a photovoltaic system, the environmental effects that have an effect on power generation of a solar photovoltaic system are analyzed.