Analysis of the outdoor performance and efficiency of two grid connected photovoltaic systems in northern Italy

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 436-445

  Micheli, Diego ^a   Alessandrini, Stefano ^a   Radu, Robert ^a   Casula, Iosto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic; PV performance evaluation; PV system outdoor monitoring; PV temperature coefficient

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; EFFICIENCY; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON WAFERS; TEMPERATURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL CORRELATION; OUTDOOR MONITORING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PV PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT;

MONITORING;

EID: 84894562030     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.01.053     Document Type: Article

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