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From Cell to Array Olindo Isabella PVMD Delft University of Technology Learning objectives 1. PV module design 1. Introduction to module design 2. From cell to array Taxonomy Technologies 3. Structure and materials of c-Si PV
From Cell to Array Olindo Isabella PVMD Delft University of Technology
Learning objectives 1. PV module design 1. Introduction to module design 2. From cell to array • Taxonomy • Technologies 3. Structure and materials of c-Si PV modules 4. Interconnection techniques 2. Electrical properties
Taxonomy Panel Module On the same Solar cell frame Array
From solar cell to array Electrically connected panels = STRING Electrically connected panels = STRING Array
PV Technologies c-Si wafer-based rigid/bendable Thin-film Si rigid/flexible CIGS/ CdTe rigid/flexible III-V rigid/flexible Organic PV rigid/flexible
Flexible thin film advantages Lightweight No mounting structure Integrated components Provided by
PV Technologies c-Si wafer-based rigid Thin-film Si rigid/flexible CIGS/ CdTe rigid/flexible III-V rigid/flexible Organic PV rigid/flexible Price Efficiency Aesthetics +8% +20% € Yield
Power output warranty & lifetime c-Si modules 90% and 80% of P MPP • 20 to 30 years • 100% 95% Performance 90% Linear 85% 80% Step 75% 20 25 30 5 10 15 Year
Power output warranty & lifetime c-Si modules 90% and 80% of P MPP • 20 to 30 years • CdTe modules 10 years 90% P MPP • • 25 years 80% P MPP By NREL (http://www.nrel.gov/data/pix/Jpegs/14726.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Power output warranty & lifetime c-Si modules 90% and 80% of P MPP • 20 to 30 years • CdTe modules 10 years 90% P MPP • • 25 years 80% P MPP Thin-film Si modules on glass • 10 years 90% P Min 25 years 80% P Min • Walmart. “Thin Film Solar“. 2010. Online image. flickr. 24 May 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/walmartcorporate/5250473518>
Power output warranty & lifetime c-Si modules 90% and 80% of P MPP • 20 to 30 years • CdTe modules 10 years 90% P MPP • • 25 years 80% P MPP Thin-film Si modules on glass • 10 years 90% P Min 25 years 80% P Min • Thin-film Si modules on flexible substrate 10 years 92% P Min • 20 years 84% P Min • • 25 years 80% P Min By Fieldsken Ken Fields
Recap Panel Module Solar cell 100% 95% Performance 90% 85% 80% 75% 10 20 25 30 5 15 Year
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