Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2-2011
Publication Title
6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 6)
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publisher Location
Golden, CO
First page number:
1
Last page number:
8
Abstract
The concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) industry is introducing multiple products into the marketplace, but, as yet, the community has not embraced a unified method for assessing a nameplate rating. The choices of whether to use 850, 900, or 1000 W/m2 for the direct-normal irradiance and whether to link the rating to ambient or cell temperature will affect how CPV modules are rated and compared with other technologies. This paper explores the qualitative and quantitative ramifications of these choices using data from two multi-junction CPV modules and two flat-plate modules.
Keywords
Photovoltaic cells; Solar concentrators; Solar energy; Standardization
Controlled Subject
Photovoltaic cells; Solar concentrators; Solar energy; Standardization
Disciplines
Oil, Gas, and Energy | Sustainability
File Format
File Size
847 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Kurtz, S. R.,
Muller, M.,
Marion, B.,
Emery, K.,
McConnell, R.,
Surendran, S.,
Kimber, A.
(2011).
Considerations for How to Rate CPV.
6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 6)
1-8.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/41
Comments
Presented at the 6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 6): Freiburg, Germany: April 7-9, 2010.
NREL Report No. CP-5200-47127