skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: 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}
}