Efficiency model for photovoltaic modules and demonstration of its application to energy yield estimation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-84

  Durisch, Wilhelm ^a   Bitnar, Bernd ^a   Mayor, Jean C ^a   Kiess, Helmut ^a   Lam, King hang ^b   Close, Josie ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Current voltage (I V) characteristic; Efficiency model; Energy yield; Real operating conditions

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY MODEL; ENERGY YIELD; REAL OPERATING CONDITIONS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 33750061605     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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