First Solar Inc. FS-490A

Thin Film

90.44 W Pmax

85.5 V Voc

1.53 A Isc

66.5 V Vmp

1.36 A Imp

12.56 % eff.

0.6914 FF

216 cells

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

IV Curves — 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

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Unit
Nameplate (STC)
STC Power	STC	90.44	W
PTC Power	PTC	84.9	W
Open-circuit voltage	V_oc_ref	85.5	V
Short-circuit current	I_sc_ref	1.53	A
Max-power voltage	V_mp_ref	66.5	V
Max-power current	I_mp_ref	1.36	A
Fill factor	FF	0.6914	—
Efficiency (STC)	η	12.56	%
Temperature Coefficients
Isc temperature coefficient	alpha_sc	0.000912	A/°C
Voc temperature coefficient	beta_oc	-0.22478	V/°C
Pmax temperature coefficient	gamma_r	-0.2635	%/°C
NOCT	T_NOCT	44.6	°C
Single-Diode (De Soto) Parameters
Modified ideality factor	a_ref	2.92388	V
Light-generated current (ref)	I_L_ref	1.54804	A
Saturation current (ref)	I_o_ref	—	A
Series resistance	R_s	7.37792	Ω
Shunt resistance (ref)	R_sh_ref	625.862	Ω
Cells in series	N_s	216	—
CEC Adjust factor	Adjust	-10.1521	%

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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 44.6 °C

CEC listing date 11/16/2022

Annual degradation 0.5%/yr

Measured Data

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