Uncertainty in Photovoltaic performance parameters - dependence on location and material

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 1124-1128

  Strobel, M B ^a   Betts, T R ^a   Friesen, G ^b   Beyer, H G ^c   Gottschalg, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES MAGDEBURG STENDAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Measurement uncertainty; PV system performance

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL ENERGIES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MONITORED SYSTEMS; OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE BASED; PERFORMANCE DATUM; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE RATIOS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER MEASUREMENTS; PV SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; SET-UPS; SITE SPECIFICS; SUB-OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE;

INVESTMENTS; LOCATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349236411     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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