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Prolonging PV Module life by improving inverter maintenance and manufacturing
May 26, 2009
The performance of a solar cell is based on its ability to convert sunlight into electricity. Because much of the sunlight is reflected or absorbed by the silicon-based material that makes up the cell, a typical commercial solar cell has an efficiency of 15%. Photovoltaic (PV) cells generate between 2W and 3.5W — not even enough to power a digital watch or calculator — so they must be combined into modules consisting of about 40 cells...
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