Fast and reliable calculation of the two-diode model without simplifications

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 494-501

  Suckow, Stephan ^a   Pletzer, Tobias M ^a   Kurz, Heinrich ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

J V curve analysis; open source; real time analysis; two diode model

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER EXTRACTION;

CELL CHARACTERIZATION; CURVE ANALYSIS; FIT PARAMETERS; INSTANTANEOUS SPEED; MODULE INTEGRATION; OPEN SOURCES; REAL TIME ANALYSIS; TWO-DIODE MODEL;

DIODES;

EID: 84895927155     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2301     Document Type: Article

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