A model for the series-parallel association of photovoltaic devices

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-247

  Alonso Garcia M C ^a   Ruiz J M ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Array parameters; Modelling; Parallel association; Series association; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

ARRAY PARAMETERS; MODEL PARAMETERS; PARALLEL ASSOCIATION; SERIES ASSOCIATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33646035169     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.656     Document Type: Article

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