A power-rating model for crystalline silicon PV modules

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3359-3369

  Huld, Thomas ^a   Friesen, Gabi ^b   Skoczek, Artur ^c   Kenny, Robert P ^a   Sample, Tony ^a   Field, Michael ^a   Dunlop, Ewan D ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

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

^c SOLARGIS S R O   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Crystalline silicon; Performance rating; PV energy rating; PV performance

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICON PV MODULES; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; IN-PLANE; INDOOR MEASUREMENT; MODULE TEMPERATURE; OUTPUT POWER; PERFORMANCE DATA; PERFORMANCE RATINGS; PV ENERGY; PV MODULES; PV PERFORMANCE; SOLAR IRRADIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RATING;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053602141     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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