DocumentCode :
3444250
Title :
Development of commercial-scale photovoltaic modules using monolithic module assembly
Author :
Gee, James M. ; Meakin, David ; Southimath, Sysavanh ; Späth, Martin ; Bennett, Ian
Author_Institution :
Advent Solar, Inc., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear :
2009
fDate :
7-12 June 2009
Abstract :
Back-contact silicon solar cells enable new concepts for the module design and assembly. Monolithic module assembly refers to a process whereby the solar cell circuit and the module encapsulation are accomplished during the lamination step. This paper describes the advantages of MMA, progress in design and qualification of a commercial module based on MMA, and first results on pilot-scale production of MMA modules. Photovoltaic modules are expected to have 25-year lifetimes. Hence, an extensive program for reliability testing and verification was instituted in order to help accelerate fundamental understanding of long-term performance characteristics.
Keywords :
laminations; solar cells; Si; back-contact silicon solar cells; commercial-scale photovoltaic modules; lamination; monolithic module assembly; reliability testing; Assembly; Circuits; Encapsulation; Lamination; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Qualifications; Silicon; Solar power generation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
ISSN :
0160-8371
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2949-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411422
Filename :
5411422
Link To Document :
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