Title :
Calculation of cell temperature in a HCPV module using Voc
Author :
Fernandez, Eduardo F. ; Loureiro, A.J.G. ; Rodrigo, P. ; Almonacid, F. ; Fernandez, J.I. ; Higueras, P.J.P. ; Almonacid, G.
Author_Institution :
Centre of Adv. Studies in Energy & Environ., Univ. of Jaen, Jaen, Spain
Abstract :
Knowledge of solar cell operating temperature is critical to evaluate the energy performance of a HCPV module. However, the measurement of the cell temperature in HCPV modules is a very complex task due to the special features of these types of modules, so it is useful to find indirect methods to calculate this. DNI, cell temperature and I-V curves have been measured for one year in the Centre of Advanced Studies in Energy and Environment of the University of Jaen located in the south of Spain. Thanks to these measurements, cell temperature can be determinate as a function of Voc with a mean relative error of -0.38 %.
Keywords :
mean square error methods; solar cells; Centre of Advanced Studies in Energy and Environment; DNI; HCPV module; I-V curves; University of Jaen; Voc; cell temperature; high concentrator photovoltaics; mean relative error; solar cell operating temperature; south Spain; Atmospheric measurements; Measurement uncertainty; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Semiconductor device measurement; Temperature measurement; cell temperature; high concentrator module; multi-junction solar cells;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices (CDE), 2013 Spanish Conference on
Conference_Location :
Valladolid
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4666-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4667-2
DOI :
10.1109/CDE.2013.6481406