The Performance of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures, and t indicate tables.

A

Accelerated life testing (ALT) 172, 176

AC motor water pumping system 255

Ageing, PV module 125

Air mass (AM) number 9

Air-source heat pump (ASHP), integrated photovoltaic 263–264

Amonix 7700 219t

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) 

degradation rate 76, 76f

module stability 37–40, 38t

physical model 107–108

Staebler–Wronski effect 37, 39

Analytical optimal sizing method, stand-alone system 281–282

B

Balance of system (BOS) 1, 135–136

components 5, 136–138, 327, 334

LCI of 219–221, 220t

trends in 176–177

Bankable PV 89

BAPV  See Building attached PV (BAPV)

Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) 112

Battery charge controller (BCC) 268

Battery charging system 268–270