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Advanced PV module performance characterization and validation using the novel Loss Factors Model

Sellner et al., 2012

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5900437717109077555
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Sellner S
Sutterlüti J
Schreier L
Ransome S
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2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

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The Loss Factors Model (LFM)[1] allows PV modules of any technology to be characterized by outdoor IV measurements into six normalized, independent and physically significant coefficients plus correction factors for module temperature and spectral mismatch. These …
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