Merlin Solar Technologies Inc. RFP-F036B170L

Mono-c-Si

170 W Pmax

24.36 V Voc

8.96 A Isc

20.07 V Vmp

8.49 A Imp

15.63 % eff.

0.7807 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	170.394	W
PTC Power	PTC	152.2	W
Open-circuit voltage	V_oc_ref	24.36	V
Short-circuit current	I_sc_ref	8.96	A
Max-power voltage	V_mp_ref	20.07	V
Max-power current	I_mp_ref	8.49	A
Fill factor	FF	0.7807	—
Efficiency (STC)	η	15.63	%
Temperature Coefficients
Isc temperature coefficient	alpha_sc	0.003853	A/°C
Voc temperature coefficient	beta_oc	-0.064798	V/°C
Pmax temperature coefficient	gamma_r	-0.331	%/°C
NOCT	T_NOCT	55.5	°C
Single-Diode (De Soto) Parameters
Modified ideality factor	a_ref	0.8785	V
Light-generated current (ref)	I_L_ref	8.96579	A
Saturation current (ref)	I_o_ref	8.05e-12	A
Series resistance	R_s	0.18452	Ω
Shunt resistance (ref)	R_sh_ref	285.511	Ω
Cells in series	N_s	36	—
CEC Adjust factor	Adjust	1.1934	%

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-0.0432	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 1.09 m²

NOCT 55.5 °C

Temp. coefficient of Pmax -0.331 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Voc -0.266 %/°C

Temp. coefficient of Isc 0.043 %/°C

CEC list On the 23 Jun 2026 list

Parameters from 23 Jun 2026 list

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