Title :
Performance testing procedures for photovoltaic modules in mismatching conditions
Author :
Abete, A. ; Cane, F. ; Rizzitano, C. ; Tarantino, M. ; Tomasini, R.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento Ingegneria Elettrica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
To verify the performance of a photovoltaic (PV) module in mismatching conditions, different procedures based on two typical experimental PV module tests, one with all cells fully irradiated and the other with one or more totally shaded cells, are proposed. Such procedures provide parameters and characteristics which can be useful for characterizing the quality of a module. These procedures can be the basis for a conventional acceptance test
Keywords :
semiconductor device testing; solar cell arrays; acceptance test; characteristics; mismatching conditions; parameters; performance; quality; semiconductor device testing; solar cell arrays; Circuits; Current-voltage characteristics; Data acquisition; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Solar power generation; Temperature; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169320
