Computer simulation of the effects of electrical mismatches in photovoltaic cell interconnection circuits

Solar Cells

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 73-89

  Bishop, J W ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES--PASCAL; ELECTRIC NETWORKS, LUMPED PARAMETER--EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRICAL MISMATCHES; I-V CHARACTERISTICS; INTERCONNECTION CIRCUITS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0024089026     PISSN: 03796787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6787(88)90059-2     Document Type: Article

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