Title :
New distributed architecture for Tandem solar cells based on pm-Si:H/μc-Si:H structures.
Author :
Petibon, S. ; Alonso, C. ; Estibals, B. ; Séguier, L. ; Cabal, C. ; Cabarrocas, P. Roca i ; Johnson, E.V. ; Abramov, A.
Author_Institution :
LAAS-CNRS, Univ. of Toulouse, Toulouse
fDate :
June 30 2008-July 2 2008
Abstract :
This paper presents a new design of dc-dc converter with MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) for applications using pm-SiH/muc-Si:H solar cells. The aim of our new design architecture is not to manage a global photovoltaic panel but manage many independent groups of photovoltaic cells. The distributed architecture will allow an optimization of the power management of each channel characteristic dependant of the ageing cells, soiling and weather effects.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic cells; solar cells; dc-dc converter; maximum power point tracking; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic panel; power management; tandem solar cells; Costs; Crystallization; DC-DC power converters; Energy management; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2008. ISIE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1665-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1666-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2008.4677179
