Some tests of flat plate photovoltaic module cell temperatures in simulated field conditionsThe nominal operating cell temperature (NOCT) of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is an important characteristic. Typically, the power output of a PV module decreases 0.5% per deg C rise in cell temperature. Several tests were run with artificial sun and wind to study the parametric dependencies of cell temperature on wind speed and direction and ambient temperature. It was found that the cell temperature is extremely sensitive to wind speed, moderately so to wind direction and rather insensitive to ambient temperature. Several suggestions are made to obtain data more typical of field conditions.
Document ID
19820061516
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Griffith, J. S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rathod, M. S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Paslaski, J. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; New York, State University Binghamton, NY, United States)