scholarly journals Photovoltaic module design, qualification and testing specification

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Design Qualification

scholarly journals Stretchable micro-scale concentrator photovoltaic module with 15.4% efficiency for three-dimensional curved surfaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Sato ◽  
Taizo Masuda ◽  
Kenji Araki ◽  
Masafumi Yamaguchi ◽  
Kenichi Okumura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concentration Ratio ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
Silicon Compound ◽  
Curved Surfaces ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Module Design

AbstractStretchable photovoltaics are emerging power sources for collapsible electronics, biomedical devices, and buildings and vehicles with curved surfaces. Development of stretchable photovoltaics are crucial to achieve rapid growth of the future photovoltaic market. However, owing to their rigidity, existing thin-film solar cells based predominantly on silicon, compound semiconductors, and perovskites are difficult to apply to 3D curved surfaces, which are potential real-world candidates. Herein, we present a stretchable micro-scale concentrator photovoltaic module with a geometrical concentration ratio of 3.5×. When perfectly fitted on a 3D curved surface with a sharp curvature, the prototype module achieves an outdoor power conversion efficiency of 15.4% and the daily generated electricity yield improves to a maximum of 190% relative to a non-concentration stretchable photovoltaic module. Thus, this module design enables high areal coverage on 3D curved surfaces, while generating a higher electricity yield in a limited installation area.

scholarly journals Concentrator photovoltaic module architectures with capabilities for capture and conversion of full global solar radiation

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (51) ◽  
pp. E8210-E8218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyu-Tae Lee ◽  
Yuan Yao ◽  
Junwen He ◽  
Brent Fisher ◽  
Xing Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Global Solar Radiation ◽  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Direct Normal Irradiance ◽  
Cost Of Energy

Emerging classes of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules reach efficiencies that are far greater than those of even the highest performance flat-plate PV technologies, with architectures that have the potential to provide the lowest cost of energy in locations with high direct normal irradiance (DNI). A disadvantage is their inability to effectively use diffuse sunlight, thereby constraining widespread geographic deployment and limiting performance even under the most favorable DNI conditions. This study introduces a module design that integrates capabilities in flat-plate PV directly with the most sophisticated CPV technologies, for capture of both direct and diffuse sunlight, thereby achieving efficiency in PV conversion of the global solar radiation. Specific examples of this scheme exploit commodity silicon (Si) cells integrated with two different CPV module designs, where they capture light that is not efficiently directed by the concentrator optics onto large-scale arrays of miniature multijunction (MJ) solar cells that use advanced III–V semiconductor technologies. In this CPV+scheme (“+” denotes the addition of diffuse collector), the Si and MJ cells operate independently on indirect and direct solar radiation, respectively. On-sun experimental studies of CPV+modules at latitudes of 35.9886° N (Durham, NC), 40.1125° N (Bondville, IL), and 38.9072° N (Washington, DC) show improvements in absolute module efficiencies of between 1.02% and 8.45% over values obtained using otherwise similar CPV modules, depending on weather conditions. These concepts have the potential to expand the geographic reach and improve the cost-effectiveness of the highest efficiency forms of PV power generation.

Organic photovoltaic module development with inverted device structure

2015 ◽  
Vol 1737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigehiko Mori ◽  
Haruhi Oh-oka ◽  
Hideyuki Nakao ◽  
Takeshi Gotanda ◽  
Yoshihiko Nakano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Power ◽  
Organic Photovoltaic ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
Device Structure ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Coating Method ◽  
Module Development

ABSTRACTThe power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules with 9.5% (25 cm2) and 8.7% (802 cm2) have been demonstrated. This PCE of the module exceeded our previous world records of 8.5% (25 cm2) and 6.8% (396 cm2) that were listed in the latest Solar Cell Efficiency Tables ver.43 [1]. Both module design and coating/patterning technique were consistently studied for module development. In order to achieve highly efficient modules, we increased the ratio of photo-active area to designated illumination area to 94% without any scribing process and placed insulating layers in order to decrease the leakage current. The meniscus coating method was used for the fabrication of both buffer and photoactive layers. This technique ensures the fabrication of uniform and nanometer order thickness layers with thickness variation less than 3%. Furthermore, the PCE of the OPV under indoor illumination was found to be higher than that of the conventional Si type solar cells. This indicates that OPVs are promising as electrical power supplies for indoor applications. Therefore, we have also developed several prototypes for electronics integrated photovoltaics (EIPV) such as electrical shelf labels and wireless sensors embedded with our OPV modules, which can be operated by indoor lights.

scholarly journals Увеличение КПД концентраторных фотоэлектрических модулей при использовании фоконов в качестве вторичных оптических концентраторов

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Н.Ю. Давидюк ◽  
Д.А. Малевский ◽  
П.В. Покровский ◽  
Н.С. Потапович ◽  
Н.А. Садчиков ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
Acceptance Angle ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
Photoelectric Characteristics ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Sheet Aluminum ◽  
Fresnel Lenses

Concentrator photovoltaic module with Fresnel lenses as primary optical elements and focons made of sheet aluminum as the secondary optical concentrators has been developed. To enhance the efficiency of conversion of solar energy into electrical the optimal focon design have been determined and the photoelectric characteristics of a module with such focons investigated. Implementation of focons in module design allowed to increase acceptance angle of the latter from ±0.45% (without focons) up to ±0.85% (with focons) and to increase the efficiency from 29% to 32.8%.

A New Photovoltaic Module Design Paradigm: Cell Strands That Track the Sun

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Diong ◽  
Scott Tippens ◽  
Teshaun Francis ◽  
Marcus Herndon
Keyword(s):  
Solar Panel ◽  
Photovoltaic Module ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Design Paradigm ◽  
Outdoor Test ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Complexity Cost

A project was recently undertaken with the objective of designing a novel photovoltaic module, which encloses groups of solar cells that can track the sun. This will allow the module itself to be mounted simply at a fixed tilt but still reap the substantial energy collecting benefits presently associated only with rotating active and passive solar tracking panels, while avoiding their significant additional complexity, cost and weight. The main ultimate goal is to design such a module to collect at least 25% more energy than a similarly-sized fixed-tilt solar panel, while limiting its added production cost to less than 25%. This paper describes the module’s specific design requirements, and the analysis and design embodiments that have led to a few closely related prototypes based on bimetallic coil actuators. It also presents outdoor test (in the state of Georgia, USA) results showing that the most recent such prototypes collected just over 6% more energy than a similarly-sized fixed-tilt solar panel.

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