In order to find a module’s real efficiency and predict its power and energy production it is necessary to study its behaviour and characterize it in the conditions in which it is installed. The single diode model for photovoltaic (PV) cells relates a cell’s current to its voltage through five electric parameters which give us fundamental information about a module and the physical processes inside its cells. Currently, there are many analytical, numerical and heuristic methods used to extract the model’s parameters, each one with advantages and disadvantages that depend on the technology of the module and climate conditions. Current analytical methods used to extract parameters from silicon modules were applied to thin film PV modules in order to study their validity. This work presents the results of the parameter extraction by comparing the measured current-voltage (IV) curve wi...

In order to find a module’s real efficiency and predict its power and energy production it is necessary to study its behaviour and characterize it in the conditions in which it is installed. The single diode model for photovoltaic (PV) cells relates a cell’s current to its voltage through five electric parameters which give us fundamental information about a module and the physical processes inside its cells. Currently, there are many analytical, numerical and heuristic methods used to extract the model’s parameters, each one with advantages and disadvantages that depend on the technology of the module and climate conditions. Current analytical methods used to extract parameters from silicon modules were applied to thin film PV modules in order to study their validity. This work presents the results of the parameter extraction by comparing the measured current-voltage (IV) curve wi...

This paper presents the design, implementation and first results of a Photovoltaic Research Laboratory developed at the facilities of the Materials Science and Renewable Energy Group (MatER-PUCP) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in collaboration with the IDEA Research Group (Research and Development in Solar Energy) of the University of Jaen (UJA), Spain. This laboratory is one of the first in the country with the appropriate equipment for calibration and certification of different commercial and emerging technologies of photovoltaic modules in the Peruvian market. The results that are expected to be obtained through an extensive experimental campaign, which began in May 2019, may be offered to companies or other public institutions, such as detailed studies of the behavior and degradation of the different technologies of photovoltaic modules depending on the particular clim...

This paper presents the design, implementation and first results of a Photovoltaic Research Laboratory developed at the facilities of the Materials Science and Renewable Energy Group (MatER-PUCP) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in collaboration with the IDEA Research Group (Research and Development in Solar Energy) of the University of Jaen (UJA), Spain. This laboratory is one of the first in the country with the appropriate equipment for calibration and certification of different commercial and emerging technologies of photovoltaic modules in the Peruvian market. The results that are expected to be obtained through an extensive experimental campaign, which began in May 2019, may be offered to companies or other public institutions, such as detailed studies of the behavior and degradation of the different technologies of photovoltaic modules depending on the particular clim...