Determining Outdoor CPV Cell Temperature: Preprint

Conference · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3658355· OSTI ID:1019176

Muller, M; Deline, C; Marion, B; Kurtz, S; Bosco, N

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 paper documents application of this shutter procedure to multiple CPV modules at NREL. Thechallenges 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: 1019176
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5200-51338; TRN: US201114%%663
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 7th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-7), 4-6 April 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
HEAT SINKS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OUTDOORS
SHUTTERS
TRANSIENTS
VOLATILE MATTER
solar
CPV
cells
temperature
power
ratings
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