• DocumentCode
    3385467
  • Title

    Efficiency of multijunction photovoltaic systems

  • Author

    Gray, J.L. ; Haas, A.W. ; Wilcox, J.R. ; Schwartz, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    School of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11-16 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    In this paper, an expression for the PV system efficiency is derived that can be used in conjunction with measured device performance and detailed numerical modeling to analyze PV system performance. Such an analysis will help identify design trade-offs and also help to identify which system and cell design changes will be of greatest benefit to the enhancement of PV system performance.
  • Keywords
    Integrated circuit interconnections; Performance analysis; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power system interconnection; Short circuit currents; System performance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1640-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0160-8371
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922911
  • Filename
    4922911