Title :
A new flexible a-Si PV module and its application to rooftop PV systems
Author :
Ichikawa, Yukimi ; Ihara, Takuro ; Hama, Toshio ; Watanuki, Yujiro ; Kato, Shinji ; Ota, Hiromitu ; Sakai, Hiroshi ; Sakai, Norikazu ; Kurihara, Junichi ; Ishikawa, O.
Author_Institution :
Fuji Electr. Corp. Res. & Dev. Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A novel photovoltaic (PV) module for roof top systems, solar roofing, is proposed. Solar roofing is a flexible amorphous silicon (a-Si) PV sheet having the function of roofing. Tempered glass is used as a roof covering material. Technical items for roof top systems using solar roofing are discussed. Preliminary studies on module component materials show the feasibility of solar roofing. The authors design a construction technology for tempered glass covered roofs and the effects of shadows on PV modules upon its performance are also analyzed
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; building; design engineering; elemental semiconductors; glass; photovoltaic power systems; silicon; solar cell arrays; solar cells; Si; a-Si solar cell modules; amorphous semiconductor; construction technology; module component materials; performance; roof top PV power systems; shadows; solar roofing; tempered glass; Costs; Glass; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Plastic films; Research and development; Sheet materials; Solar power generation; Substrates; Tiles;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520126
