A simple correlation for the operating temperature of photovoltaic modules of arbitrary mounting

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1393-1402

  Skoplaki, E ^a   Boudouvis, A G ^a   Palyvos, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mounting parameter; PV cell efficiency; PV cell operating temperature; Solar cell; Temperature dependence of PV efficiency

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MOUNTINGS; NONMETALS; SILICON;

CELL TEMPERATURES; COMMERCIAL GRADES; MOUNTING PARAMETER; OPERATING TEMPERATURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV CELL EFFICIENCY; PV CELL OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PV INSTALLATIONS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; SOLAR CELL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF PV EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 50249096178     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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