Caterpillar Inc. PVT117

Thin Film

117 W Pmax

88.2 V Voc

1.79 A Isc

71.2 V Vmp

1.65 A Imp

16.32 % eff.

0.7441 FF

216 cells

IV & PV Curves at STC (1000 W/m², 25 °C)

IV Curves at Multiple Conditions

Irradiance sweep at 25 °C

Temperature sweep at 1000 W/m²

Single-Diode Model Parameters

Source: California Energy Commission module list · retrieved via SAM library · energy.ca.gov · All data sources

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Unit
Nameplate (STC)
STC Power	STC	117.48	W
PTC Power	PTC	107.5	W
Open-circuit voltage	V_oc_ref	88.2	V
Short-circuit current	I_sc_ref	1.79	A
Max-power voltage	V_mp_ref	71.2	V
Max-power current	I_mp_ref	1.65	A
Fill factor	FF	0.7441	—
Efficiency (STC)	η	16.32	%
Temperature Coefficients
Isc temperature coefficient	alpha_sc	0.000813	A/°C
Voc temperature coefficient	beta_oc	-0.312934	V/°C
Pmax temperature coefficient	gamma_r	-0.3878	%/°C
NOCT	T_NOCT	46.3	°C
Single-Diode (De Soto) Parameters
Modified ideality factor	a_ref	3.47021	V
Light-generated current (ref)	I_L_ref	1.79547	A
Saturation current (ref)	I_o_ref	1.58e-11	A
Series resistance	R_s	3.99186	Ω
Shunt resistance (ref)	R_sh_ref	1307.26	Ω
Cells in series	N_s	216	—
CEC Adjust factor	Adjust	-8.8352	%

Additional Model Sources

Source	Model type	Fit quality	Citation
CEC module list (via SAM library) Default	CEC / De Soto single-diode	—	https://www.energy.ca.gov/media/2367
Sandia PVsyst single-diode fit	PVsyst single-diode	NMBE Pmp-2.6687	Sandia National Laboratories — PVsyst single-diode parameter translation. See data/pvsyst_params.README.md. https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/

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Module Specifications

Technology Thin Film

Bifacial No

BIPV No

Cells in series 216

Module area 0.72 m²

Dimensions 1.2 × 0.6 m

NOCT 46.3 °C

Temp. coefficient of Pmax -0.388 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Voc -0.355 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Isc 0.045 %/°C

CEC list On the 23 Jun 2026 list

Parameters from 16 Nov 2022 list

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