DocumentCode
3711124
Title
Evaluation of protocols for temperature coefficient determination
Author
Sandra B. Schujman;Jonathan R. Mann;Gary Dufresne;Linda M. LaQue;Crispin Rice;John Wax;David J. Metacarpa;Pradeep Haldar
Author_Institution
U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Albany, NY 12203, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The temperature coefficients of CIGS and c-Si modules were determined using both a Class C sun simulator and a Class A+ flash tester. The temperature coefficients were calculated following various light soaking procedures, and varying the heating and cooling ramps. The temperature coefficient determination was also carried out for bare cells (without lamination), and the results compared to measurements carried out on related modules. It was observed that in order to obtain a reliable value for the temperature coefficient, hysteresis effects in the performance as a function of temperature must be avoided.
Keywords
"Temperature measurement","Heating","Cooling","IEC Standards","Hysteresis","Temperature","Photovoltaic systems"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015 IEEE 42nd
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355840
Filename
7355840
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