Are manufacturing I-V mismatch and reverse currents key factors in large photovoltaic arrays?

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4520-4531

  Spertino, Filippo ^a   Akilimali, Jean Sumaili ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blocking diodes; Equivalent circuit parameters; Manufacturing I V mismatch; Photovoltaic (PV) array; PV module; Reverse current

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING DIODES; EQUIVALENT-CIRCUIT PARAMETERS; MANUFACTURING I-V MISMATCH; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ARRAY; PV MODULE; REVERSE CURRENT;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIODES; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 70449104314     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2025712     Document Type: Article

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