Optical Characterization and Loss Simulation of Encapsulation Materials and Back Sheets for PERC+ Solar Modules

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Autoren

  • Tim Lukas Brockmann
  • Henning Schulte-Huxel
  • Susanne Blankemeyer
  • Tobias Wietler

Externe Organisationen

  • Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des Sammelwerks2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
Herausgeber (Verlag)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (elektronisch)9781665460590
ISBN (Print)9781665460606
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2023
Veranstaltung50th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2023 - San Juan, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 11 Juni 202316 Juni 2023

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NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Abstract

In a PV module the Jsc is impacted by multiple factors such as geometrical effects, reflection on interfaces and absorption properties of the module components. A major contributer to parasitic absorption are encapsulation materials which are based on different polymers (ethylene-vinyl acetates and polyolefins) with different UV-properties (UV-absorbing and UV-transparent). This raises the question which material to use and how to find the optimal material for a given solar cell. This can be done with simulations of cell-to-module (CTM) losses. However the optical properties of those encapsulating polymers need to be known. In this work multiple encapsulants are characterized in a wavelength range from 300 to 1200 nm to determine their optical constants. Those constants are used for ray-tracing simulations of PERC+ silicon half cell modules with glass or backsheet rear sides to identify losses in Jsc due to absorption in those materials. To gain further information about optical CTM loss mechanisms of these encapsulation materials different rear sides are simulated. As a main conclusion it is shown that encapsulants and rear sides can be optimized independently to maximize the module Jsc. This can reduce the number of required experiments for a number of L encapsulants and M rear sides from L x M to L + M - 1 when optimizing the optical properties of a solar module.

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Optical Characterization and Loss Simulation of Encapsulation Materials and Back Sheets for PERC+ Solar Modules. / Brockmann, Tim Lukas; Schulte-Huxel, Henning; Blankemeyer, Susanne et al.
2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Brockmann, TL, Schulte-Huxel, H, Blankemeyer, S & Wietler, T 2023, Optical Characterization and Loss Simulation of Encapsulation Materials and Back Sheets for PERC+ Solar Modules. in 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 50th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2023, San Juan, USA / Vereinigte Staaten, 11 Juni 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10360084
Brockmann, T. L., Schulte-Huxel, H., Blankemeyer, S., & Wietler, T. (2023). Optical Characterization and Loss Simulation of Encapsulation Materials and Back Sheets for PERC+ Solar Modules. In 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10360084
Brockmann TL, Schulte-Huxel H, Blankemeyer S, Wietler T. Optical Characterization and Loss Simulation of Encapsulation Materials and Back Sheets for PERC+ Solar Modules. in 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10360084
Brockmann, Tim Lukas ; Schulte-Huxel, Henning ; Blankemeyer, Susanne et al. / Optical Characterization and Loss Simulation of Encapsulation Materials and Back Sheets for PERC+ Solar Modules. 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).
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