Single-variable optimization method for evaluating solar cell and solar module parameters

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Caracciolo, Francesco ^a   Dallago, Enrico ^a   Finarelli, Daniele Gianluigi ^a   Liberale, Alessandro ^a   Merhej, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Network Technologies Division   (Italy)

Author keywords

Parameters extraction; series resistance; single diode model; solar cell (SC)

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MICROPOWER; MODEL PARAMETERS; MONOCRYSTALLINE; NOISE LIMIT; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PARAMETERS EXTRACTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SERIES RESISTANCES; SOLAR MODULE; V-I CHARACTERISTIC;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DIODES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; SOLAR CELLS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84865192062     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2182181     Document Type: Article

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