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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Photoenergy Volume 2008, Article ID 356261, 7 pages doi:10.1155/2008/356261 Research Article RMS Current of a Photovoltaic Generator in Grid-Connected PV Systems: Definition and Application ´ P. J. Perez, G. Almonacid, J. Aguilera, and J. de la Casa IDEA Group, Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain ´ ´ ´ Correspondence should be addressed to P. J. Perez, pjperez@ujaen.es Received 18 September 2007; Accepted 19 February 2008 Recommended by Ugo Mazzucato This paper includes a definition of a new and original concept in the photovoltaic field, RMS current of a photovoltaic generator for grid-connected systems. The RMS current is very useful for calculating energy losses in cables used in a PV generator. As well, a current factor has been defined in order to simplify RMS current calculation. This factor provides an immediate (quick and easy) calculation method for the RMS current that does not depend on the case particular conditions (orientation, location, etc.). RMS current and current factor values have been calculated for different locations and modules. ´ Copyright © 2008 P. J. Perez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1. INTRODUCTION instant current of the cell maximum power point and T is