An investigation into hot-spots in two large grid-connected PV plants

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 693-701

  Munoz J ^a,c   Lorenzo, E ^a   Martinez Moreno F ^a   Marroyo, L ^b   Garcia M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azimuthal one axis tracking; Grid connection; Hot spot

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER PLANTS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

AZIMUTHAL ONE-AXIS TRACKING; ENERGY OUTPUTS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; GRID-CONNECTED; GRID-CONNECTION; HOT-SPOT; IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGES; OUTPUT POWERS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV MODULES; ROUTINE MAINTENANCES; SOLDER BONDS; VISUAL INSPECTIONS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 56749184932     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.844     Document Type: Article

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