Efficiency and degradation of a copper indium diselenide photovoltaic module and yearly output at a sunny site in Jordan

Applied Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1339-1350

  Durisch, Wilhelm ^a   Lam, King Hang ^b   Close, Josie ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Copper indium diselenide (CIS) module; Current voltage(IV) characteristic efficiency model; Degradation; Energy yield

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CELL TEMPERATURE; COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE (CIS) MODULE; EFFICIENCY MODELS; ENERGY YIELD;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPER COMPOUND; DATA SET; DEGRADATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHER;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33748780367     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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