Jul 16 2010
Member of solar and photovoltaic testing network, TUV Rheinland, will present a new research that will highlight the link between the crystalline silicon’s performance and the weather conditions at Intersolar North America 2010.
TUV Rheinland’s Operations Section Head, Joseph Kuitche, and President, Dr. Govindasamy Tamizhmani, has planned to show the connection between the weather conditions and the module temperatures.
PV Module
According to the studies carried out at TUV Rheinland and the Arizona State University, when the temperature increases, the performance of the crystalline silicon PV modules decreases by 0.5% per Celsius degree. These study results can influence the type of PV modules selected for residential and commercial purpose in the future.
The 20-minute presentation will include the type of climatic conditions that affect the operating temperature of the PV modulces. The presentation will also cover the thermal models designed to estimate the temperatures of rooftop and open-rack PV modules. TUV Rheinland’s presentation will take place during the ‘Crystalline Silicon II – Modules & Systems’ session on 14 July in San Francisco, California.
The 2010 Intersolar North America focuses on the solar thermal and PV technology. About a number of participants, trade visitors and international exhibitors are anctipated to be present at the conference.