Investigations on characteristic parameters and power degradation of amorphous silicon solar modules based on long-term outdoor testing

International Energy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 75-84

  Mahmoud, Marwan M ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT TESTING; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON SOLAR MODULES; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; LONG-TERM OUTDOOR TESTING; POWER DEGRADATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035785776     PISSN: 1513718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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