Performance of photovoltaic modules in a temperate maritime climate

S.R. Williams; R. Gottschalg; D.G. Infield

Performance of photovoltaic modules in a temperate maritime climate

S.R. Williams
, R. Gottschalg
, D.G. Infield

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

The energy production of photovoltaic modules is a topic of growing importance. Under real operating conditions two modules with the same name-plate efficiency may have very different energy productions, despite being installed at the same site. In this paper we investigate the performance of a variety of modules (crystalline, polycrystalline and single and multi junction amorphous silicon and cadmium telluride) installed in Loughborough in the UK. The paper investigates the reasons for the significant difference in performance of modules of the same technology and efficiency. The analysis is carried out on the basis of influence of device temperature, magnitude of irradiance, incident spectrum and age of device.

Original language	English
Pages	2070-2073
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - May 2003
Event	3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion - Osaka, Japan Duration: 11 May 2003 → 18 May 2003

Conference

Conference	3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	11/05/03 → 18/05/03

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

performance
photovoltaic modules
temperate maritime climate
II-VI semiconductors
visible spectra
solar cells
silicon
short-circuit currents
photovoltaic power systems
infrared spectra
elemental semiconductors
cadmium compounds
amorphous semiconductors

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Performance of photovoltaic modules in a temperate maritime climate

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