First Solar Inc. FS-6430-P-B-2

Thin Film

430 W Pmax

225.484 V Voc

2.664 A Isc

176.468 V Vmp

2.437 A Imp

17.07 % eff.

0.7159 FF

268 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	430.053	W
PTC Power	PTC	408.1	W
Open-circuit voltage	V_oc_ref	225.484	V
Short-circuit current	I_sc_ref	2.664	A
Max-power voltage	V_mp_ref	176.468	V
Max-power current	I_mp_ref	2.437	A
Fill factor	FF	0.7159	—
Efficiency (STC)	η	17.07	%
Temperature Coefficients
Isc temperature coefficient	alpha_sc	0.000874	A/°C
Voc temperature coefficient	beta_oc	-0.510045	V/°C
Pmax temperature coefficient	gamma_r	-0.2292	%/°C
NOCT	T_NOCT	46.8	°C
Single-Diode (De Soto) Parameters
Modified ideality factor	a_ref	7.30544	V
Light-generated current (ref)	I_L_ref	2.68273	A
Saturation current (ref)	I_o_ref	9.99e-14	A
Series resistance	R_s	10.80956	Ω
Shunt resistance (ref)	R_sh_ref	1537.763	Ω
Cells in series	N_s	268	—
CEC Adjust factor	Adjust	-8.2152	%

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Module Specifications

Technology Thin Film

Bifacial No

BIPV No

Cells in series 268

Module area 2.52 m²

NOCT 46.8 °C

Temp. coefficient of Pmax -0.229 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Voc -0.226 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Isc 0.033 %/°C

CEC list On the 23 Jun 2026 list

Parameters from 23 Jun 2026 list

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