Title :
Using Various Pulse Durations and Reference Cells on Long-Pulse Solar Simulator for CIGS Thin-Film PV Module Performance Measurements
Author :
Liu, Alan Y. ; Shao, S.T. ; Chang, S.B.
Author_Institution :
PV Module Testing Lab., Taiwan Electr. Res. & Testing Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this paper the influences of various pulse durations and reference cell types on CIGS thin-film PV module performance measurements with a long-pulse solar simulator are presented. Pulse duration between 50ms to 1050ms is chosen by long-pulse solar simulator in the study. The differences of module performance caused by using monolysilicon and polysilicon reference cells with/without EVA, respectively, to monitor simulator irradiance are compared. Furthermore, measurements uncertainty of testing laboratory is discussed in study for estimating the capacity of PV module indoor testing.
Keywords :
copper compounds; elemental semiconductors; gallium compounds; indium compounds; measurement uncertainty; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; CIGS thin-film PV module performance measurements; Cu(GaIn)Se2; EVA; PV module indoor testing; Si; long-pulse solar simulator; measurements uncertainty; monolysilicon reference cells; polysilicon reference cells; pulse durations; reference cells; simulator irradiance; testing laboratory; time 50 ms to 1050 ms; Current measurement; IEC standards; Measurement uncertainty; Pulse measurements; Testing; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology (S-CET), 2012 Spring Congress on
Conference_Location :
Xian
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1965-3
DOI :
10.1109/SCET.2012.6341935
