Electrical performance results from physical stress testing of commercial PV modules to the IEC 61215 test sequence

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1593-1604

  Skoczek, A ^a   Sample, T ^a   Dunlop, E D ^a   Ossenbrink, H A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

PV modules qualification tests; PV modules reliability; PV modules stability

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STANDARDS;

CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DIRECT PREDECESSORS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROLS; PV MODULES; QUALIFICATION TEST; STRONG CORRELATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 55349115041     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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