An investigation of solar cell interconnection schemes within CPV modules using a validated temperature-dependent SPICE network model

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 505-514

  Steiner, Marc ^a   Siefer, Gerald ^a   Bett, Andreas W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

modules; simulation; solar cell interconnection; SPICE; sudden death; triple junction solar cells

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; SPICE;

CELL INTERCONNECTION; MODULES; SIMULATION; SUDDEN DEATHS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84901277212     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2284     Document Type: Article

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