Five years of operating experience at a large, utility-scale photovoltaic generating plant

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-259

  Moore, L M ^a   Post, H N ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Crystalline silicon; Field performance; Large grid connected PV systems; Operation and maintenance; Utility PV

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

KEY PROGRAM MEASUREMENT; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY (PSD;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 42249106532     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.800     Document Type: Article

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