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Outdoor or just on site analyzes of photovoltaic modules can offer some advantages in comparison to indoor Lab studies. In this way the electrical performance is monitored and logged under natural operating conditions in full range of irradiation and temperature. The entirety of monitored IV data allows deriving low-light characteristics of electric parameters, temperature coefficients and root cause analysis for possible degradation. We apply so-called self-reference algorithm in order to increase the accuracy of analysis. The improved precision is due to application of effective acting irradiation and effective temperature instead of externally measured data. Effective irradiation is determined in self-referencing scheme: the short circuit current of the module is assigned to the irradiation. This assignment has to be calibrated, preferably at standard test conditions for irradiation. In this contribution we demonstrate a process of precise measurement of Isc under clear-sky outdoor conditions and the determination of the short circuit current for STC. The measurement method avoids errors by spectral deviations with respect to AM 1.5G spectrum, by optical reflection losses for high angles of incidence and errors by high albedo impact. In particular we investigate comparatively a CdTe module under outdoor conditions and by means a calibrated indoor Lab flasher.
Outdoor or just on site analyzes of photovoltaic modules can offer some advantages in comparison to indoor Lab stud-ies. In this way the electrical performance is monitored and logged under natural operating conditions in full range of irradiation and temperature. The entirety of monitored IV data allows deriving low-light characteristics of electric parameters, temperature coefficients and root cause analysis for possible degradation. We apply so-called self-reference algorithm in order to increase the accuracy of analysis. The improved precision is due to application of effective acting irradiation and effective temperature instead of externally measured data. Effective irradiation is determined in self-referencing scheme: the short circuit current of the module is assigned to the irradiation.
CdS/CdTe thin film solar technology is one of the most promising concepts to accomplish high efficiencies and low costs in mass production. Further knowledge about electric parameters, such as serial resistances and recombination losses, is needed in order to improve in a systematic approach the module efficiency. The basic tool for device evaluation is the JV-measurement (current density – voltage) under standard test conditions. JVmeasurements result in rather direct determination of electric parameters, and detailed JV-analysis in indirect determination of some more relevant electric parameters. For thin film solar cells the usual 2-diode model and the responsible equation can be reduced to a 1-diode model due to significant recombination processes in the space charge region. However, the fit results suffer on imprecision of derived recombination currents (Jrec), and series resistance (Rs), due to their ambiguousness in fit routine. Direct and precise access of Rs by measurements fails for CdTe, due to its significant dependency on illumination levels. In this work we present a new method for precise Rs and Jrec determination of CdTe cells.
Outdoor performance analyses of photovoltaic modules can be advantageous compared to indoor investigations, as they take into account the influences of natural test conditions on the modules. However, such outdoor performance assessments usually suffer from poor accuracies due to undefined test conditions for the modules. This paper reports on a comprehensive concept for improved outdoor analysis which results in performance data with indoor laboratory precision. The approach delivers current-voltage characteristics for even more test conditions than required by the standard IEC 61853-1. Hence, curves of modules’ electrical parameters above irradiance can be deduced for any temperatures. The concept allows precise determination of temperature coefficients for user-defined irradiances taking into account outdoor effects like light-soaking or light-induced degradation. The calibration and measurement uncertainty of the presented outdoor analysis method is evaluated quantitatively. For the measurements an advanced outdoor set-up was used.
A quantitative physical model for potential induced degradation of the shunting type (PID-s) in solar modules is introduced. Based on a drift and diffusion approach for sodium ions and atoms, it gives insight into the kinetics of degradation and the corresponding regeneration. A simple drift/source term is used to describe the time-dependent flux of Na-ions towards stacking faults at the surface of the solar cell. The assumed transport mechanism for Na+ ions through the SiN-layer uses the modified Stern-Eyring rate theory but our approach can also be adapted to other mechanisms. Several PID-s and regeneration curves of one-cell solar modules at T = 49°C and T = 90°C with 1000V potential difference between modul frame and cell were measured and least-square fits of the in-situ measured parallel resistance Rsh to the model were performed giving very good accordance.
Based on a few measurements, the model can predict PID-s and regeneration characteristics of solar modules under different conditions.