The capture of the solar resource by means of photovoltaic systems to transform it into electricity depends on the solar irradiance during the day and climatic factors, the latter being of great importance. Aiming at evaluating and determining the occurrences of extreme solar irradiance and the Peak Sun Hours (HSP) in varied climatic conditions of the altiplano at 3812 meters above sea level, at the level of Lake Titicaca (Puno - Peru) and its effects on the photovoltaic system. The solar irradiance measurement was performed with two short-circuit photovoltaic modules each, where the Isc short-circuit current was connected to a current transducer to convert it into an analog electrical signal processed and stored every second in a programmable Logic Controller High precision (PLC). The results show the occurrence of extreme solar irradiance exceeding 1000 W / m2 and the solar constant fo...

Funding This project is supported by the Medical Research Council—MRC grant number MR/S024654/1 and by the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica—FONDECYT, grant number 033-2019. AJP is funded by the Wellcome Trust (108065/Z/15/Z).