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Temperature coefficient measurements of PV modules and uncertainty analysis

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posted on 2015-06-10, 11:04 authored by Blagovest Mihaylov, Martin BlissMartin Bliss, Tom BettsTom Betts, Ralph Gottschalg
Temperature coefficient (TC) measurements of PV devices are required for energy yield estimations. However, a large deviation in measurement results is still being reported. This paper outlines the measurement setup at CREST, the sources of uncertainty and their estimation and methods for propagating them to the final uncertainty of the TC. While for very small uncertainties Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) linear regression may be appropriate for realistic uncertainties a Weighted Total Least Squares (WTLS) is recommended.

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This work has been supported in part by the PV-SuperGen project ‘Supersolar’ [grant no: EP/J017361/1] funded by the Research Councils UK’s (RCUK) Energy Programme.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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  • Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)

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10th Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology Conference and Exhibition

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MIHAYLOV, B.V. ... et al, 2014. Temperature coefficient measurements of PV modules and uncertainty analysis. IN: Proceedings of the 10th Photovoltaic Science Applications and Technology Conference C96 (PVSAT-10), 23rd-25th April 2014, Loughborough University.

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© The Solar Energy Society

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2014

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This is a conference paper.

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  • en

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Loughborough

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