Diagnostics of thin-film silicon solar cells and solar panels/modules with variable intensity measurements (VIM)

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 398-403

  Shah, A V ^a   Sculati Meillaud, F ^a   Bernyi, Z J ^b   Ghahfarokhi, O M ^a   Kumar, R ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Energosolar   (Hungary)

^c Site No 17   (India)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Diagnostics; Modules

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC VALUES; DIAGNOSTICS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH SERIES RESISTANCES; INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS; INTENSITY METHODS; INTRINSIC LAYER; LIGHT INTENSITY; MODULES; SERIES RESISTANCES; SHUNT RESISTANCES; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 78149357289     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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