Application Notes/Articles
Poor PV source performance hurts the bottom line. Fortunately, performance problems show up in the measured I-V curve. This article describes the six ways that measured I-V curves can deviate from normal curve shape and provides an Array Troubleshooting Flowchart to help you identify the most likely causes.
Slides from the expert training on how to effectively and safely use the PV Analyzer. Topics include PVA hardware and software, as well as PV module and system performance concepts. Voice-over version coming in June.
Harnessing is a strategy for reducing the number of combiner boxes and associated feeder runs, as well as the number of string home run conductors, by paralleling strings upstream of the combiner. This note describes two strategies for setting up your Project in the PVA Analyzer software for measuring and evaluating the performance of harnessed arrays.
Care must be taken when selecting what I-V curve measurement architecture to use when measuring high efficiency modules and strings. This app note discusses the challenges and how the Solmetric PV Analyzer avoids the pitfalls.