New testing system could become the IoT of photovoltaics
New Suns Voc testing measures system voltage as a function of light intensity in outdoor setting, enabling real-time performance measurement and diagnostics
Date: 2020-12-04
URL: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/asu-nts120220.php
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