Preconditioning of thin-film PV module technologies for calibration

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 166-172

  Kenny, Robert P ^a   Chatzipanagi, Anatoli I ^a   Sample, Tony ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

light soaking; performance measurements; stability; Staebler Wronski; standardization; thin film modules

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI); CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION; LIGHT SOAKING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; STAEBLER-WRONSKI; STANDARD PROCEDURES; THIN-FILM MODULES;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CALIBRATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COPPER; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON; STANDARDIZATION;

INDIUM;

EID: 84892815950     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2234     Document Type: Article

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