First bifacial PV modules early 1983

Eguren, J.; Martínez‐Moreno, F.; Merodio, Pablo; Lorenzo, E.

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2022.08.002

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“…This attracted the attention of researchers in Spain, and the early patents of Luque [11][12][13][14][15] laid the foundation for major device understanding and improvements in the 1980s and early 1990s. During the 1980s, a series of pioneering publications provided for the advancement of the technology [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. This research turned the emphasis to terrestrial PV and the fabrication of bifacial cells on larger-area Si wafers.…”

Section: Introduction Background and Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance of bifacial PV modules under different operating conditions in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Braga,

Kazmerski,

Cassini

et al. 2023

Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.

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Brazil's cumulative photovoltaic (PV) installations have now surpassed 32 GWp. The fastest growing and most prevalent PV technology is the bifacial photovoltaic module, which is now being incorporated in more than 2/3 of new power plants. These modules collect solar radiation on both front and rear sides, providing gains in electricity production compared to traditional monofacial modules. The market acceptance and quality control of this technology requires standard methods to accurately determine the nominal power of the bifacial modules. But the specification of energy production from the bifacial backside is complicated due to critical factors that include the albedo, the separation, height, and positioning of the modules, the shading of the rear surface, and the specific geographic and climate conditions. This paper addresses these issues in determining the performance of bifacial PV modules in the tropical conditions of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Specifically, the bifacial gain for modules and systems is evaluated, assessing the effects of albedo, site maintenance, climate/environmental conditions, thermal behavior, and back-surface shading. The special cases of tracking versus non-tracking systems are evaluated showing specific attention needs to the albedo changes and rear module shading constraints. These studies are performed on real power plants having different operating conditions (e.g., tracking, non-tracking, ground cover). The methodology includes I-V characterization of modules and string and thermal imaging/mapping under existing climate and meteorological conditions. Correlations with experimental albedo conditions is a special concern with these studies. These results are further compared to controlled laboratory measurements to establish information needed to better evaluate the developing standard for actual local operating conditions. This case study provides evaluation of the quality of the both the bifacial PV products being used and their installations in the rapidly emerging Brazil PV markets.

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Section: Introduction Background and Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance of bifacial PV modules under different operating conditions in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Braga,

Kazmerski,

Cassini

et al. 2023

Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.

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“…Raina & Sinha [34] Provides future novel concepts for improved performance and reliability of bifacial modules, as well as potential applications of the BPV technology de Bastiani et al [35] Origins of BPV and its development Mouhib et al [36] Agrivoltaic and aquavoltaic BPV applications Molto et al [37] Potential-indued degradation of BPV modules…”

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confidence: 99%

A review of bifacial solar photovoltaic applications

Garrod,

Ghosh

2023

Front. Energy

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Bifacial photovoltaics (BPVs) are a promising alternative to conventional monofacial photovoltaics given their ability to exploit solar irradiance from both the front and rear sides of the panel, allowing for a higher amount of energy production per unit area. The BPV industry is still emerging, and there is much work to be done until it is a fully mature technology. There are a limited number of reviews of the BPV technology, and the reviews focus on different aspects of BPV. This review comprises an extensive in-depth look at BPV applications throughout all the current major applications, identifying studies conducted for each of the applications, and their outcomes, focusing on optimization for BPV systems under different applications, comparing levelized cost of electricity, integrating the use of BPV with existing systems such as green roofs, information on irradiance and electrical modeling, as well as providing future scope for research to improve the technology and help the industry.

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“…Even though bifacial PV is an old technology, 14 the development and implementation of the technology attained momentum only a few years before. New developments in the open metallization grid, texturized wafers, and passivizing anti-reflective at industrial production scales 15 , 16 , 17 have led to the development of highly efficient bifacial PV cells.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%