Defined term
Module temperature sensor
NREL's weather-corrected performance guidance uses a shielded thermocouple or equivalent RTD surface-mounted on a module to measure module temperature.
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Definition
NREL's weather-corrected performance guidance uses a shielded thermocouple or equivalent RTD surface-mounted on a module to measure module temperature.
Verified August 28, 2026
Why it matters
The cited NREL method uses module temperature with irradiance and ambient inputs when calculating weather-corrected performance.
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory: NREL/TP-5200-57991, Weather-Corrected Performance, instrumentation and module-temperature method, PDF pp. 10-12
Revision NREL/TP-5200-57991 · Source event as of 2013 · Ontology accessed August 28, 2026 · Ontology verified August 28, 2026