Research Article

Performance Evaluation of an Existing Renewable Energy System at Gilutongan Island, Cebu, Philippines

Table 5

Power interruptions of GISEP.

MonthFrequencyDuration (minutes)Cause (s)Losses

January120CloudyNontechnical
February00
March00
April00
May1180Thunderstorm with rainNontechnical
June1300Inverter overheatTechnical
July00
August00
September00
October1300Inverter overheatTechnical
November00
December144500Rain/cloudy, inverter overheat, maintenance downtimeNontechnical, technical, nontechnical