Investigating the seasonal performance of amorphous silicon single- and multi-junction modules

Gottschalg, Ralph; del Cueto, J.A.; Betts, Thomas R.; Williams, Sheryl R.; Infield, David

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Investigating the seasonal performance of amorphous silicon single- and multi-junction modules

conference contribution

posted on 2011-03-15, 16:52 authored by Ralph Gottschalg, J.A. del Cueto, Thomas R. Betts, Sheryl R. Williams, David Infield

The seasonal performance fluctuations observed in amorphous silicon solar cells are investigated. The dominant forces driving the increased efficiency in summer are identified, from long-term measurements, to be thermal annealing and spectral variations. A method for correcting for changes in the incident spectrum is applied in order to correct for the seasonal changes. In a second step, the fill factor is investigated in order to establish the magnitude of thermal annealing seen by these devices. The magnitude of each effect is investigated.

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School

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Unit

Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)

Citation

GOTTSCHALG, R....et al., 2003. Investigating the seasonal performance of amorphous silicon single- and multi-junction modules. IN: Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Osaka, Japan, 11-18 May, 2, pp. 2078-2081

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VoR (Version of Record)

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2003

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