Featured in Lean machines – 09-2011

Reduced performance

Initial degradation:When monocrystalline cells are exposed to light for the first time, their efficiency decreases by up to five percent within the first few hours of operation. In some cases, customers unknowingly pay for higher efficiencies, but get less. A European standard stipulates that this should actually not happen.

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Mirco Sieg

01 Sep 2011

Initial degradation:When monocrystalline cells are exposed to light for the first time, their efficiency decreases by up to five percent within the first few hours of operation. In some cases, customers unknowingly pay for higher efficiencies, but get less. A European standard stipulates that this should actually not happen.

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