Solar spectral influence on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules under fine weather and cloudy weather conditions

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 481-489

  Ishii, Tetsuyuki ^a   Otani, Kenji ^a   Takashima, Takumi ^a   Xue, Yanqun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

average photon energy (APE); mismatch factor (MMF); photovoltaic (PV) module; solar spectrum; spectral factor (SF); spectral response

Indexed keywords

MISMATCH FACTOR; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL FACTORS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

COPPER; GALLIUM; INDIUM; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SILICON;

EID: 84878200997     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1210     Document Type: Article

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