[RE-wrenches] CIS mods

[Kirpal Khalsa]

I don't understand the text as stated.....I am not sure if they are simply
referring to a common effect in most thin film panels where for the first
few months they can output more than ratings, and then they settle down to
what they are rated for, or if they are saying that after a few months the
output will increase, once they are "light soaked"?
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Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf <marco at pvthawaii.com>wrote:

> Yes, I saw that.  Sounds like smoke and mirrors to me.
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> marco
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> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Carl Emerson <Carl at solarking.net.nz>wrote:
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>>  *Marco.*
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>> *Did you notice the claim in the text as follows…*
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>> *The "Light Soaking" Effect*
>> Following an initial period of exposure to sunlight, the CIS light
>> soaking effect will result in higher output than factory spec. This has
>> been proven by field data from around the world****
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>> If correct this answers your question…****
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>> Time will tell I guess.****
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>> Regards
>> Carl Emerson****
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>> Aloha,****
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>> Solar Frontier in Japan, the maker of copper-indium-selenium (CIS) mods,
>> claims that their product produces more kWhs per kW installed than
>> crystalline silicon.****
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>> http://www.solar-frontier.com/eng/cis/index.html  If you go to the
>> Softbank Field Results on the right tabs area you can download a 4-page PDF
>> report.****
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>> I’m wondering if this is a hot-out-of-the-box phenomenon similar to some
>> other non-cSi products and that after X months in the field the output
>> stabilizes at a lower level.****
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>> Anyone have any idea or experience with this?****
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>> Thanks,****
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>> marco****
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