2016
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2781
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Spectral study and classification of worldwide locations considering several multijunction solar cell technologies

Abstract: Multi‐junction solar cells are widely used in high‐concentration photovoltaic systems (HCPV) attaining the highest efficiencies in photovoltaic energy generation. This technology is more dependent on the spectral variations of the impinging Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) than conventional photovoltaics based on silicon solar cells and consequently demands a deeper knowledge of the solar resource characteristics. This article explores the capabilities of spectral indexes, namely, spectral matching ratios (SMR),… Show more

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“…This work is a continuation of the studies by Victoria et al [26] and Nuñez et al [12] for locations others than Madrid. In Figure 2, a schematic of the simulation model is shown.…”
Section: Simulation Model and Methodologysupporting
confidence: 70%
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“…This work is a continuation of the studies by Victoria et al [26] and Nuñez et al [12] for locations others than Madrid. In Figure 2, a schematic of the simulation model is shown.…”
Section: Simulation Model and Methodologysupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Both locations show a similar effect, due to the decrease in low wavelength transmittance of the SOG, a red shift of the spectra can be identified (J ratio < 1). The spectra in Lanai is bluer, due to the high content of precipitable water in the air [12]. Knowing this we would expect the losses caused by the SOG to be higher, yet this is not the case.…”
Section: -4mentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…However, a single design spectrum does not convey any information about the variability of spectra at a particular site. This variability is crucial, because it affects the annual energy production (AEP), [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and thereby the levelized cost of electricity of a system, and may also affect the design of multijunction cells for such systems. Here, we show how a set of~50 000 spectra representing spectral conditions over the course of a year can be reduced to a much smaller set of "proxy" spectra.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Concentrator photovoltaic devices (CPV) employing multi-junction (MJ) solar cells exhibit strong spectral sensitivities due to their series-connected nature. The use of "isotype" or "component" cells for spectral monitoring is widely used in CPV [1][2][3] to fix the spectral conditions of the impinging irradiance. Component or isotype cells are spectrally-matched sensors to a particular MJ technology, i.e., devices whose spectral response is as similar as possible to a single sub-cell of the MJ cell to be characterized, and are made by epitaxially growing an identical MJ stack with only one electrically active p-n junction while the others act purely as optical filters.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%