Merlin Solar Technologies Inc. FX160S

Mono-c-Si

162 W Pmax

23.12 V Voc

8.88 A Isc

18.89 V Vmp

8.55 A Imp

15.38 % eff.

0.7867 FF

36 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	161.51	W
PTC Power	PTC	146.5	W
Open-circuit voltage	V_oc_ref	23.12	V
Short-circuit current	I_sc_ref	8.88	A
Max-power voltage	V_mp_ref	18.89	V
Max-power current	I_mp_ref	8.55	A
Fill factor	FF	0.7867	—
Efficiency (STC)	η	15.38	%
Temperature Coefficients
Isc temperature coefficient	alpha_sc	0.003907	A/°C
Voc temperature coefficient	beta_oc	-0.071672	V/°C
Pmax temperature coefficient	gamma_r	-0.396	%/°C
NOCT	T_NOCT	45.3	°C
Single-Diode (De Soto) Parameters
Modified ideality factor	a_ref	0.9036	V
Light-generated current (ref)	I_L_ref	9.0642	A
Saturation current (ref)	I_o_ref	6.94e-11	A
Series resistance	R_s	0.17627	Ω
Shunt resistance (ref)	R_sh_ref	279.461	Ω
Cells in series	N_s	36	—
CEC Adjust factor	Adjust	3.1658	%

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-0.0076	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 36

Module area 1.05 m²

NOCT 45.3 °C

Temp. coefficient of Pmax -0.396 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Voc -0.310 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Isc 0.044 %/°C

CEC list On the 23 Jun 2026 list

Parameters from 16 Nov 2022 list

Measured Data

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