Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods for Energy Production
Abstract
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).
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 772437
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-520-29245
TRN: AH200105%%129
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 4 Dec 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 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
Citation Formats
Kroposki, B, Marion, W, King, D, Boyson, W, and Kratochvil, J. Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods for Energy Production. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web. doi:10.2172/772437.
Kroposki, B, Marion, W, King, D, Boyson, W, & Kratochvil, J. Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods for Energy Production. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/772437
Kroposki, B, Marion, W, King, D, Boyson, W, and Kratochvil, J. 2000.
"Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods for Energy Production". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/772437. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/772437.
@article{osti_772437,
title = {Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods for Energy Production},
author = {Kroposki, B and Marion, W and King, D and Boyson, W and Kratochvil, J},
abstractNote = {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).},
doi = {10.2172/772437},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/772437},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Mon Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2000}
}
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