Evaluation of Maxim module-integrated electronics at the DOE Regional Test Centers : preprint / Chris Deline [and five others].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Deline, Chris, author.

Contributor:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Conference Name:

IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (40th : 2014 Denver, Colo.)

Series:

Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; NREL/CP-5J00-62024.

NREL/CP ; 5J00-62024

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photovoltaic power systems--Testing.

Photovoltaic power systems.

Electric power systems--Testing.

Electric power systems.

Photovoltaic cells--Testing.

Photovoltaic cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Golden, Colo. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2014.

Summary:

Module-embedded power electronics developed by Maxim Integrated are under evaluation through a partnership with the Department of Energy's Regional Test Center (RTC) program. Field deployments of both conventional modules and electronics-enhanced modules are designed to quantify the performance advantage of Maxim's products under different amounts of inter-row shading, and their ability to be deployed at a greater ground-coverage-ratio than conventional modules. Simulations in PVSYST have quantified the predicted performance difference between conventional modules and Maxim's modules from inter-row shading. Initial performance results have identified diffuse irradiance losses at tighter row spacing for both the Maxim and conventional modules. Comparisons with published models show good agreement with models predicting the greatest diffuse irradiance losses. At tighter row spacing, all of the strings equipped with embedded power electronics outperformed their conventional peers. An even greater performance advantage is predicted to occur in the winter months when the amount of inter-row shading mismatch is at a maximum.

Notes:

"July 2014."

Work performed by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Florida Solar Energy Center, Maxim Integrated.

"Presented at the 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC-40), Denver, Colorado, June 8-13, 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (page 6).

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 25, 2014).

OCLC:

889074400