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Title: Determining Outdoor CPV Cell Temperature (Presentation)

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OSTI ID:1019174

An accurate method is needed for determining cell temperature when measuring CPV modules outdoors. It has been suggested that cell temperature can be calculated though a procedure that shutters sunlight to the cells while measuring the transients in open-circuit voltage (Voc) and heat sink temperature. This presentation documents application of this shutter procedure to multiple CPV modules atNREL. The challenges and limitations are presented along with an alternate approach to measuring CPV cell operating temperature.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1019174
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-5200-51369; TRN: US201114%%662
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the CPV-7 Conference, 4-6 April 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada; Related Information: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English