Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods for Energy Production

Technical Report · Mon Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/772437· OSTI ID:772437

Kroposki, B; Marion, W; King, D; Boyson, W; Kratochvil, J

This report compares the two methods of determining the performance of PV modules. The methods translate module performance characterized in a laboratory to actual or reference conditions using slightly different approaches. The accuracy of both methods is compared for both hourly and daily energy production over a year of data recorded at NREL in Golden, CO. The comparison of the two methods will be presented for five different PV module technologies: multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si), dual-junction amorphous silicon (a-Si/a-Si:Ge), triple-junction amorphous silicon (a-Si/a-Si/a-Si:Ge), cadmium telluride (CdTe), and copper indium diselenide (CIGSS).

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 772437
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-520-29245; TRN: AH200105%%129
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 4 Dec 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ACCURACY
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
COPPER
INDIUM
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
SILICON
PHOTOVOLTAICS
IRRADIANCE
PV MODULES
MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON
DUAL-JUNCTION AMORPHOUS SILICON
TRIPLE-JUNCTION AMORPHOUS SILICON
CADMIUM TELLURIDE
COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE
CIGS
ENERGY PRODUCTION
MODULE ENERGY RATING
AIR TEMPERATURE
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
ANGLE-OF-INCIDENCE
TWO-AXIS SOLAR TRACKER