Uniqueness verification of solar spectrum index of average photon energy for evaluating outdoor performance of photovoltaic modules

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1294-1299

  Minemoto, Takashi ^a   Nakada, Yasuhito ^a   Takahashi, Hiroaki ^a   Takakura, Hideyuki ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Average photon energy; Photovoltaic module; Spectral irradiance distribution

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SI; AVERAGE ENERGY; AVERAGE PHOTON ENERGY; CRYSTALLINE SI; INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION; MODULE TEMPERATURE; OPERATION MECHANISM; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV MODULES; SOLAR SIMULATOR; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL MATCHING; STANDARD DEVIATION;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

IRRADIANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 67649425412     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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