Performance Degradation Analysis of c-Si PV Modules Mounted on a Concrete Slab under Hot-Humid Conditions Using Electroluminescence Scanning Technique for Potential Utilization in Future Solar Roadways
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Performance Parameters Analysis
3.2. PV Cell Parameters Analysis
3.3. Measurement Error Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Error (%) |
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Isc (A), Im (A), Voc (V), Vm (V) | 0.12 |
FF | 0.21 |
Pm, η | 0.56 |
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Khan, F.; Kim, J.H. Performance Degradation Analysis of c-Si PV Modules Mounted on a Concrete Slab under Hot-Humid Conditions Using Electroluminescence Scanning Technique for Potential Utilization in Future Solar Roadways. Materials 2019, 12, 4047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12244047
Khan F, Kim JH. Performance Degradation Analysis of c-Si PV Modules Mounted on a Concrete Slab under Hot-Humid Conditions Using Electroluminescence Scanning Technique for Potential Utilization in Future Solar Roadways. Materials. 2019; 12(24):4047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12244047
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Firoz, and Jae Hyun Kim. 2019. "Performance Degradation Analysis of c-Si PV Modules Mounted on a Concrete Slab under Hot-Humid Conditions Using Electroluminescence Scanning Technique for Potential Utilization in Future Solar Roadways" Materials 12, no. 24: 4047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12244047