On-sun performance of a novel microcell based HCPV system based in TUSCON and comparison with conventional systems

Author

Ghosal, Kanchan ; Burroughs, Scott ; Lilly, Doug ; Gabriel, John ; Cronin, Alex ; Brooks, Adria ; Lonji, Vincent ; Krause, Peter ; Fiedler, Michael ; Lindsey, Chris ; Metzger, Steve

Author_Institution

Semprius, Inc., Durham, NC, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

19-24 June 2011

Abstract

On sun performance data for a 1 kW HCPV RD&D system is presented. The HCPV modules are fabricated with transfer printed micro-cells that operate at a concentration of 1000 suns. This system, installed in Tucson, AZ, is the first field validation of this novel approach that addresses the cost, performance and reliability aspects of HCPV systems. The performance of the Semprius HCPV system is compared with that of alternative PV systems, also being tested at the same location. Finally, current developments on Semprius´ technical roadmap are described.

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; power generation reliability; solar cells; HCPV RD&D system; HCPV modules; PV systems; Semprius HCPV system reliability; Semprius technical roadmap; TUSCON; microcell based HCPV system; on-sun performance; power 1 kW; transfer printed microcells; Backplanes; Clouds; Data models; Predictive models; Silicon; Temperature; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9966-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186115

Filename

6186115