Description

-Outside of CEC database, module models in SAM have default efficiencies out of date with current standards. Changes made are as follows:

-Simple Efficiency: Change efficiency to 19% for all irradiance bins (was 13.5%)
-CEC User Entered: Changed module surface to 1.0 m2 (was 1.3) to reach module efficiency of 18% (alternative: use module parameters from default CEC database module and make those new defaults)
-Sandia: Changed module library selection to SPR 305 WHT (efficiency 18.71%)
-IEC 61853: Use performance matrix from PVPMC Blind Modeling Comparisons for Panasonic 325 module (see attached reports and link)

https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/pv-research/blind-pv-modeling-comparison/

Fixes #1078

20125-PR-E-001-Test-Report-IAMNMOT-Panasonic-VBHN325SA-16 (2).pdf
19074-PR-E-001-PAN-File-Report-Panasonic-VBHN325SA-16 (3).pdf
Sandia_PV_Module_P-Matrix-and-TempCo-Data_2019 (2).xlsx

Type of change

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