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Index
Spectral in-plane global irradiance, 253
Spectral irradiance, 18, 69
Spectral response, 66, 153, 238, 239
Spectral responsivity, 66, 256
Spectrometer, 258, 281
Speed of light, 36
Squaring, 108
Stabilized efficiency, 153
Stabilized final state, 143
Standard equivalent circuit, 52
Standard simulation, open-source and commercial tools, 277
Standard test conditions, 20, 58, 212
Storage, 330
Storage temperature, 310
Stringing, 236
String interconnects, 219
String PV inverter systems, 314
Sublimated, 207
Substrate, 150
Substrate configuration, 200
Sunlight, 18
Superposition principle, 51
Superstrate, 151
Superstrate configuration, 204
Support schemes, 331
T
“Takt time”, 211
Telecommunication system, 312
Telecom power supplies, 309
Temperature coefficient, 59, 153, 238
Texturization, 82
Thermal expansions coefficients, 237
Thermalisation, 38
Thermodynamic limit, 55
Thermopile pyranometer, 256
Thermoplastic polymers, 228
Thermoplastic Polyolefins (TPO), 229
Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), 229
Thermosetting polymers, 228
Thin-film solar cells, 4
Thin wafers, 183
Tilt, 251
TOPCON modules, 64
Transparent Conductive Oxides (TCO), 174,
205
Trichlorosilane, 99
Two relevant exceptions, 260
U
Utility-scale, 287
Utility-scale PV, 285
Utility-scale PV systems, 326
UV degradation, 270
V
Valence band, 34
Valence band edge E V , 145
Variable Intensity Measurements (VIM), 54
Variation in the solar spectrum, 23
Variation of efficiency η in function of light
intensity, 64
Variation of efficiency η in function of temperature, 58
Vehicle integrated PV, 328
Voids, 158
W
Wafer-based crystalline silicon, 62
Warranties, 244
Water surfaces, 23
Water Vapor Transmission Rates (WVTR),
230
Watt peak, 2
“Wear-out” failures, 268
Work function, 208
Z
Zeppelin-type airships, 153
Zinc oxide, 150