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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Pat Buehler, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Sumanth Varma Lokanath, Monclova, OH (US);
Madhu Sayala, Plano, TX (US);
Christinia Snider, Genoa, OH (US);
Jim Sorensen, Whitehouse, OH (US);
Paul Wolffersdorff, Toledo, OH (US);
Pat Buehler, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Sumanth Varma Lokanath, Monclova, OH (US);
Madhu Sayala, Plano, TX (US);
Christinia Snider, Genoa, OH (US);
Jim Sorensen, Whitehouse, OH (US);
Paul Wolffersdorff, Toledo, OH (US);
First Solar, Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for conditioning a photovoltaic module for testing includes setting an effective irradiance of a continuous light source at a target plane, configuring a test photovoltaic module to operate at a substantially maximum power point configuration, positioning the test photovoltaic module adjacent to the target plane, and configuring the test photovoltaic module for testing by removing the light source, cooling the test module to a testing temperature, and reversing the substantially maximum power point configuration.