Direct Analysis of JV-Curves Applied to an Outdoor-Degrading CdTe Module (Presentation) [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Solar Electric Technology, 2014.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- 27 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Solar Electric Technology
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- We present the application of a phenomenological four parameter equation to fit and analyze regularly measured current density-voltage JV curves of a CdTe module during 2.5 years of outdoor operation. The parameters are physically meaningful, i.e. the short circuit current density Jsc, open circuit voltage Voc and differential resistances Rsc, and Roc. For the chosen module, the fill factor FF degradation overweighs the degradation of Jsc and Voc. Interestingly, with outdoor exposure, not only the conductance at short circuit, Gsc, increases but also the Gsc(Jsc)-dependence. This is well explained with an increase in voltage dependent charge carrier collection in CdTe.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
03/01/2014.
"nrel/pr-5200-61450"
Presented at the PV Module Reliability Workshop, 25-26 February 2014, Golden, Colorado.
Jordan, D; Kurtz, S.; Rau, U.; Gerber, A.; Ulbrich, C. - Funding Information:
- AC36-08GO28308
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