Operating temperature of photovoltaic modules: A survey of pertinent correlations

Optimal sizing of a grid-connected PV system for various PV module technologies and inclinations, inverter efficiency characteristics and locations

This chapter covers the current use and challenges of thin-film silicon solar cells, including conductivities and doping, the properties of microcrystalline silicon (the role of the internal electric field, shunts, series resistance problems, light trapping), tandem and multijunction solar cells (a-Si:H/a-Si:H tandems, triple-junction amorphous cells, microcrystalline–amorphous or “micromorph” tandems), module production (deposition of thin-film layers, substrate materials, laser scribing, cell interconnection, and module encapsulation), and module performance.

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Jean-C. Mayor

Papers

Efficiency model for photovoltaic modules and demonstration of its application to energy yield estimation