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One-year performance evaluation of two newly developed back-contact solar modules in two different climates

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  • Ozden, Talat
  • Carr, Anna J.
  • Geerligs, Bart (L.J.)
  • Turan, Rasit
  • Akinoglu, Bulent G.

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To a certain extent, the photovoltaics industry is well developed, and the performance and expected yield of standard photovoltaic modules are well documented and researched. However, newer more efficient photovoltaic cell and module technologies are being developed all over the world. Outdoor testing of new photovoltaic technologies is very important to understand and validate their reliability and performance under different environmental conditions. For the first time, one year of monitored performance data is presented and analyzed for two high efficiencies interdigitated back contact prototype mini-modules at different locations, having different climates. The test results of a commercial heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer” module are also presented for comparison. The results showed that the two mini-modules remained stable for the duration of the test period, and showed no signs of degradation. They did perform significantly differently due to the different climatic conditions. The results also show that the combination of ambient temperature difference together with relative humidity impacts the performance of the modules. Calculated outdoor yearly efficiencies are 19.05% and 18.36% for two integrated back contact mini-modules tested in Petten-Netherland and Ankara-Turkey, respectively. The temperature coefficients of the modules are also calculated and compared with two commercial photovoltaic modules.

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  • Ozden, Talat & Carr, Anna J. & Geerligs, Bart (L.J.) & Turan, Rasit & Akinoglu, Bulent G., 2020. "One-year performance evaluation of two newly developed back-contact solar modules in two different climates," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 557-568.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:145:y:2020:i:c:p:557-568
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.045
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    1. Elminshawy, Nabil A.S. & Osama, Amr & Saif, Amany M. & Tina, Giuseppe Marco, 2022. "Thermo-electrical performance assessment of a partially submerged floating photovoltaic system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    2. Kristina Kilikevičienė & Jonas Matijošius & Artūras Kilikevičius & Mindaugas Jurevičius & Vytautas Makarskas & Jacek Caban & Andrzej Marczuk, 2019. "Research of the Energy Losses of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules after Hail Simulation Using a Newly-Created Testbed," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-14, November.

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