• DocumentCode
    2611314
  • Title

    Advances in large area CuInSe2 thin film modules

  • Author

    Ermer, J. ; Fredric, C. ; Hummel, J. ; Jensen, C. ; Pier, D. ; Tarrant, D. ; Mitchell, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Siemens Solar Ind., Camarillo, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    21-25 May 1990
  • Firstpage
    595
  • Abstract
    Recent CuInSe2 (CIS) thin-film module development emphasized process control and module durability. CIS submodules, 0.4 m 2 in size with aperture-area efficiencies of 9.7% and power outputs of 37.8 W were fabricated using production-compatible processing techniques. Module stability was measured on 0.1 m2 prototypes at several outdoor test sites. Modules changed less than 6% after 171/2 months of continuous outdoor exposure. Module durability was also evaluated in accelerated life tests based on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Block-V environmental tests. Median module power changed less than 8% after 10 humidity-freeze cycles, and good mechanical adhesion existed between the CIS layer and the substrate
  • Keywords
    copper compounds; indium compounds; life testing; semiconductor thin films; solar cell arrays; ternary semiconductors; 37.8 W; Block-V environmental tests; CuInSe2 thin film modules; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; accelerated life tests; humidity-freeze cycles; mechanical adhesion; module durability; process control; solar cell modules; Adhesives; Computational Intelligence Society; Life estimation; Life testing; Process control; Propulsion; Prototypes; Stability; Substrates; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1990., Conference Record of the Twenty First IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Kissimmee, FL
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.1990.111688
  • Filename
    111688
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2611314