Lifetime assessment in crystalline silicon: From nanopatterned wafer to ultra-thin crystalline films for solar cells

Cosme, Ismael; Cariou, Romain; Chen, Wanghua; Boukhicha, R.; Cabarrocas, Pere Roca i; Lee, K.D.; Trompoukis, Christos; Depauw, Valérie

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.019

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“…Table 1. Efficiency rates and market share of mono-(m-Si), polycrystalline (p-Si), and amorphous silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic (PV) modules [5, [18][19][20][21][22]. The great advantage of a-Si technology is the competitive price, and it can be bought for as low as 0.06-0.09 €/WP [23].…”

Section: Features and Markets Of Solar Modulesmentioning

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Change of Real and Simulated Energy Production of Certain Photovoltaic Technologies in Relation to Orientation, Tilt Angle and Dual-Axis Sun-Tracking. A Case Study in Hungary

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Bai²,

Popp³

et al. 2018

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The aim of the study is to compare the tilt angle-orientation and dual-axis tracking characteristics of mono-(m-Si), polycrystalline (p-Si), and amorphous silicon (a-Si) modules in the summer of 2017, under real meteorological conditions with simulated data. The most important new element of our study is that, besides a comparison of the three most significant photovoltaic types, the technologies are differentiated by examining specific energy generation using dual-axis tracking and four different orientations at 5-degree intervals compared to simulated values, near to the summer solstice. For these types of measurements, as far as we are aware, there is no previous reliable, well-supported, comparative data. The simulated data show less accurate results, proving the importance of real data. Based on simulated data, the tilt angle and orientation showed about 10% favorable values compared to reality. Knowing our results can make it easier to plan investment, and estimate the investment and operational costs and their return on crystalline and amorphous silicon solar modules, for both sun-tracking and fixed systems with various orientations and tilt angles.

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Section: Features and Markets Of Solar Modulesmentioning

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Change of Real and Simulated Energy Production of Certain Photovoltaic Technologies in Relation to Orientation, Tilt Angle and Dual-Axis Sun-Tracking. A Case Study in Hungary

Zsiborács¹,

Bai²,

Popp³

et al. 2018

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“…Because of the good reliability of crystalline solar modules, their market share is about 90% currently. In the case of the p-Si and m-Si PV modules it is possible to achieve an efficiency of even 21.9% and 25.6%, respectively [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. The efficiency of the most commonly used m-Si and p-Si modules is typically between 10-18% in the EU [25].…”

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Economic Analysis of Grid-Connected PV System Regulations: A Hungarian Case Study

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The energy demand of mankind is constantly growing, thus the utilization of various renewable energy sources, which also reduces negative environmental effects, is becoming more and more important. Because of the achievement of climate protection targets, photovoltaic (PV) energy has an increasing role in the global energy mix. This paper presents the technical and economic aspects of different photovoltaic system configurations designed to suit the Hungarian renewable energy regulations. In this study, five alternative PV configurations were examined for systems with a capacity from 50 kW to 500 kW, related to low- and medium-voltage installations. This article also introduces and explains the Hungarian economic PV and Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) regulations, where three different investment alternatives are analyzed with the help of economic indicators. This study could help stakeholders in the market (e.g., the Hungarian industry sector and local governments) understand the possible directions of technical and economic PV development. According to the results, the payback periods in all the studied economic-technical cases were below 10 years. The experimental results show that each investment option may be a good decision from an economic and technical point of view under the Hungarian regulations in force in 2019.

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“…The polycrystalline and monocrystalline photovoltaic modules can reach 21.9% and 25.6% efficiency, respectively. Due to their good reliability, the current market share of crystalline solar modules is 85-90% [1, [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. One type of thin film PV technology is amorphous silicon photovoltaic technology, which has 10.5% efficiency.…”

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Comparison of Thermal Models for Ground-Mounted South-Facing Photovoltaic Technologies: A Practical Case Study

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This paper examines the thermal properties of free-standing, ground-installed, south-facing crystalline and amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, the remaining energy and the energy generation of the modules, in ideal and actual summer weather conditions. This work studies the algorithms in other studies used to describe the thermal processes occurring on the surface of photovoltaic modules. Using accurate devices and real, measured data, the deviations and the inaccuracies of theoretical approaches are investigated. The emphasis of the present study is to improve the simulation accuracy of the total emitted long-wave radiation at the module surface and to show the appropriate overall convection coefficient values for ground-mounted south-facing photovoltaic technologies. The innovative aspect of the present paper is an improved model resulting from an improved convective heat transfer and net long-wave radiation calculation. As a result of this research, algorithms describing the energy fluxes were developed. These algorithms have a 1-3% better accuracy of the net long-wave radiation calculations at the module surface. The rate of net energy exchange by convection at the module surface could be improved by 10-12% compared to the previous literature.

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Lifetime assessment in crystalline silicon: From nanopatterned wafer to ultra-thin crystalline films for solar cells

Cited by 20 publications

References 23 publications

Change of Real and Simulated Energy Production of Certain Photovoltaic Technologies in Relation to Orientation, Tilt Angle and Dual-Axis Sun-Tracking. A Case Study in Hungary

Change of Real and Simulated Energy Production of Certain Photovoltaic Technologies in Relation to Orientation, Tilt Angle and Dual-Axis Sun-Tracking. A Case Study in Hungary

Economic Analysis of Grid-Connected PV System Regulations: A Hungarian Case Study

Comparison of Thermal Models for Ground-Mounted South-Facing Photovoltaic Technologies: A Practical Case Study

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