Progress towards commercialization of a 4.5-sun, flat-plate concentrating PV module and system

Author

Tuttle, John R. ; Szalaj, Aaron ; Beninga, Kelly

Author_Institution

DayStar Technol. Inc., Golden, CO, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1468

Lastpage

1471

Abstract

The design features of a patented 4.5-sun, “flat-plate” concentrating module are presented. Various cell interconnect methodologies are considered. Optical characterization indicates Ag is the reflecting material of choice. Thin-film Cu(In,Ga)Se ₂ (CIGS) solar cells on metallic substrates out-perform nonoptimized wafer-Si in reflectivity and performance under concentration. Wafer-Si cells are easily incorporated into the module with minor variability in performance

Keywords

copper compounds; elemental semiconductors; indium compounds; reflectivity; silicon; solar cell arrays; substrates; ternary semiconductors; 4.5-sun flat-plate concentrating PV module; Ag; Ag reflecting material; Cu(InGa)Se₂; Si; cell interconnect methodologies; metallic substrates; nonoptimized wafer-Si; optical characterization; reflectivity; thin-film Cu(InGa)Se₂ solar cells; wafer-Si cells; Commercialization; Costs; Crystalline materials; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5772-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2000.916170

Filename

916170