UV-induced degradation of PERC solar modules with UV-transparent encapsulation materials

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  • Robert Witteck
  • Boris Veith-Wolf
  • Henning Schulte-Huxel
  • Arnaud Morlier
  • Malte R. Vogt
  • Marc Köntges
  • Rolf Brendel

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  • Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)409-416
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftProgress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Jahrgang25
Ausgabenummer6
Frühes Online-Datum1 März 2017
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juni 2017

Abstract

In this paper, we report on the stability of p-type passivated emitter and rear cells under ultraviolet (UV) exposure with various silicone nitride passivation coatings and embedded in different encapsulation polymers. Our results reveal that UV transparent polymers can result in a module power loss of up to 6% under a UV irradiation dose of 497 kWh/m2. We show that the degradation in power is caused by a reduction in open circuit voltage. This loss is related to an increased recombination in the cell, which we ascribe to a degradation of the surface passivation. With ray tracing simulations, we determine the number of photons reaching the passivation interface. Assuming that all photons with energies above 3.5 eV de-passivate the interface is in agreement with our experimental results.

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UV-induced degradation of PERC solar modules with UV-transparent encapsulation materials. / Witteck, Robert; Veith-Wolf, Boris; Schulte-Huxel, Henning et al.
in: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 6, 06.2017, S. 409-416.

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Witteck, R, Veith-Wolf, B, Schulte-Huxel, H, Morlier, A, Vogt, MR, Köntges, M & Brendel, R 2017, 'UV-induced degradation of PERC solar modules with UV-transparent encapsulation materials', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Jg. 25, Nr. 6, S. 409-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2861
Witteck, R., Veith-Wolf, B., Schulte-Huxel, H., Morlier, A., Vogt, M. R., Köntges, M., & Brendel, R. (2017). UV-induced degradation of PERC solar modules with UV-transparent encapsulation materials. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 25(6), 409-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2861
Witteck R, Veith-Wolf B, Schulte-Huxel H, Morlier A, Vogt MR, Köntges M et al. UV-induced degradation of PERC solar modules with UV-transparent encapsulation materials. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 2017 Jun;25(6):409-416. Epub 2017 Mär 1. doi: 10.1002/pip.2861
Witteck, Robert ; Veith-Wolf, Boris ; Schulte-Huxel, Henning et al. / UV-induced degradation of PERC solar modules with UV-transparent encapsulation materials. in: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 2017 ; Jahrgang 25, Nr. 6. S. 409-416.
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