Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions

Apoorva Srinivasa; Joseph Karas; André Augusto; Stuart Bowden

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547269

Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions

Apoorva Srinivasa, Joseph Karas, André Augusto, Stuart Bowden

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

An unavoidable consequence of growing adoption of solar PV is an increase in PV systems deployed in non-optimal situations. This is particularly true with regard to irradiance. It is very likely that in a PV-powered future many systems will be set up such that they receive a substantial fraction of insolation in lowirradiance conditions. In this work, we present performance modeling of modules deployed in various climatic locales and orientations. We fabricate crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells on wafers of different base resistivities and study their low illumination performance. We also calculate the energy yield gains from the performance improvements obtained from the cells with higher base resistivity.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2070-2073
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538685297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547269
State	Published - Nov 26 2018
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

Other

Other	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	6/10/18 → 6/15/18

Keywords

annual energy yield
high resistivity substrate
low illumination performance
Silicon heterojunction solar cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Srinivasa, A., Karas, J., Augusto, A., & Bowden, S. (2018). Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 2070-2073). [8547269] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547269

Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions. / Srinivasa, Apoorva; Karas, Joseph; Augusto, André; Bowden, Stuart.

2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 2070-2073 8547269.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Srinivasa, A, Karas, J, Augusto, A & Bowden, S 2018, Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions. in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC., 8547269, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2070-2073, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547269

Srinivasa A, Karas J, Augusto A, Bowden S. Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 2070-2073. 8547269 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547269

Srinivasa, Apoorva ; Karas, Joseph ; Augusto, André ; Bowden, Stuart. / Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells under Low Illumination Conditions. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 2070-2073

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