Comparison of Module Performance Characterization Methods

B. Kroposki, W. Marion, D. L. King, W. E. Boyson, J. A. Kratochvil

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Abstract

The rating and modeling of photovoltaic (PV) module performance has been of concern to manufacturers and system designers for over 20 years. Both the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) have developed methodologies to predict module and array performance under actual operating conditions. This paper compares the two methods of determining the performance of PV modules. The methods translate module performance to actual or reference conditions using slightly different approaches. The accuracy of both methods is compared for both hourly, daily, and annual 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.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages1407-1411
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Event28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2000 - Anchorage, United States
Duration: 15 Sep 200022 Sep 2000

Conference

Conference28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2000
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnchorage
Period15/09/0022/09/00

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NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-520-28936

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