Title :
Novel method and system for monitoring CPV cell and module temperature
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Sustainable Energy Technol., Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel system for accurate monitoring of photovoltaic cell temperature, allowing the introduction of thermal management strategies critical to maintaining high efficiencies and cell lifetimes.
Keywords :
solar cells; solar energy concentrators; CPV cell monitoring; cell lifetime; module temperature; photovoltaic cell temperature; thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616045