Improved parametric empirical determination of module short circuit current for modelling and optimization of solar photovoltaic systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2240-2254

  Andrews, Rob W ^a   Pollard, Andrew ^a   Pearce, Joshua M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic; PV; Short circuit current; System modelling; Translation models

Indexed keywords

ARRAY PERFORMANCE; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; ERROR MECHANISMS; EXISTING SYSTEMS; FINE RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PROJECT FINANCING; PV; PV ARRAYS; PV SYSTEM; REGRESSIVE ANALYSIS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR PVS; SYSTEM MODELLING; TIME-SCALES; TIME-SERIES DATA; TRANSLATION MODELS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRECISION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TIME SERIES;

EID: 84865584604     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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