CSI Solar Co. Ltd. CS3W-470MS

Mono-c-Si

470 W Pmax

49.9 V Voc

11.84 A Isc

41.9 V Vmp

11.22 A Imp

21.66 % eff.

0.7957 FF

72 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	470.118	W
PTC Power	PTC	443.8	W
Open-circuit voltage	V_oc_ref	49.9	V
Short-circuit current	I_sc_ref	11.84	A
Max-power voltage	V_mp_ref	41.9	V
Max-power current	I_mp_ref	11.22	A
Fill factor	FF	0.7957	—
Efficiency (STC)	η	21.66	%
Temperature Coefficients
Isc temperature coefficient	alpha_sc	0.006157	A/°C
Voc temperature coefficient	beta_oc	-0.12974	V/°C
Pmax temperature coefficient	gamma_r	-0.324	%/°C
NOCT	T_NOCT	43.4	°C
Single-Diode (De Soto) Parameters
Modified ideality factor	a_ref	1.82397	V
Light-generated current (ref)	I_L_ref	11.8463	A
Saturation current (ref)	I_o_ref	1.54e-11	A
Series resistance	R_s	0.20409	Ω
Shunt resistance (ref)	R_sh_ref	386.583	Ω
Cells in series	N_s	72	—
CEC Adjust factor	Adjust	6.5877	%

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-0.0044	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 Mono-c-Si

Bifacial No

BIPV No

Cells in series 72

Module area 2.17 m²

NOCT 43.4 °C

Temp. coefficient of Pmax -0.324 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Voc -0.260 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Isc 0.052 %/°C

CEC list On the 23 Jun 2026 list

Parameters from 16 Nov 2022 list

Annual degradation 0.55%/yr

Measured Data

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