A side‐by‐side comparison of CPV module and system performance

Muller, Matthew; Marion, Bill; Kurtz, Sarah; Ghosal, Kanchan; Burroughs, Scott; Libby, Cara; Enbar, Nadav

doi:10.1002/pip.2736

A side‐by‐side comparison of CPV module and system performance

Journal Article · Mon Feb 22 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2736· OSTI ID:1400741

Muller, Matthew ^[1]; Marion, Bill ^[1]; Kurtz, Sarah ^[1]; Ghosal, Kanchan ^[2]; Burroughs, Scott ^[2]; Libby, Cara ^[3]; Enbar, Nadav ^[3]

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO USA
Semprius, Inc. 4915 Prospectus Drive, Suite C Durham NC 27713 USA
Electric Power Research Institute 3420 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto CA 94304 USA

Abstract

A side‐by‐side comparison is made between concentrator photovoltaic module and system direct current aperture efficiency data with a focus on quantifying system performance losses. The individual losses measured/calculated, when combined, are in good agreement with the total loss seen between the module and the system. Results indicate that for the given test period, the largest individual loss of 3.7% relative is due to the baseline performance difference between the individual module and the average for the 200 modules in the system. A basic empirical model is derived based on module spectral performance data and the tabulated losses between the module and the system. The model predicts instantaneous system direct current aperture efficiency with a root mean square error of 2.3% relative. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-99GO10337

OSTI ID:: 1400741

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1259262

Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 24; ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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