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Long-term performance and reliability assessment of 8 PV Arrays At Sandia National Laboratories

Publication Date: December 2009
Publishing Organization: U.S. Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratory
Format: PDF
Authors: J. E. Granata, W. E. Boyson, J. A. Kratochvil, M. A. Quintana
Keywords:

array performance, comparative data, dc output, doe, methodology, outlines analysis techniques, reliability assessment, smart grid, snl, unexpected string-level degradation, use and exposure

Summary:

This DOE paper outlines the methodology used to test the DC output, outlines analysis techniques used to evaluate the array performance, provides a current reliability assessment, presents the comparative data for up to five years of use and exposure, and discusses the methods used to track down the causes of unexpected string-level degradation.

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