Effects of shadowing on photovoltaic module performance

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-149

  Silvestre, S ^a   Chouder, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Modelling; Power losses; Resistive effects; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLAR CELLS;

RESISTIVE EFFECTS; RESISTIVE LOSSES; SHADOW RATES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 41049109013     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.780     Document Type: Article

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