Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules

Ian M. Slauch; Michael G. Deceglie; Timothy J. Silverman; Vivian E. Ferry

doi:10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300678

Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules

Ian M. Slauch, Michael G. Deceglie, Timothy J. Silverman, Vivian E. Ferry

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Parasitic absorption in photovoltaic modules is a major source of waste heat, which drives operating temperatures 20-30K above ambient. Spectrally-selective sub-bandgap reflection can reduce parasitic absorption, thereby improving module efficiency and power output. Here, we investigate the performance of 1-D spectrally-selective mirrors in monofacial Al BSF and PERC modules, and bifacial PERC modules. In monofacial modules, these mirrors offer >1.2% increase in energy yield compared to single-layer anti-reflection coatings, while cooling by over 1K on average. Mirrors reduced bifacial module parasitic absorption by up to 34 W/m2 out of 1240 W/m2 incident.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1388-1390
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728161150
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300678
State	Published - Jun 14 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020 - Calgary, Canada Duration: Jun 15 2020 → Aug 21 2020

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume	2020-June
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Conference	47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Calgary
Period	6/15/20 → 8/21/20

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© 2020 IEEE.

Keywords

bifacial
parasitic absorption
ray-tracing
spectrally-selective reflection
thermal management

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Slauch, I. M., Deceglie, M. G., Silverman, T. J., & Ferry, V. E. (2020). Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules. In 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020 (pp. 1388-1390). Article 9300678 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; Vol. 2020-June). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300678

Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules. / Slauch, Ian M.; Deceglie, Michael G.; Silverman, Timothy J. et al.
2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 1388-1390 9300678 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; Vol. 2020-June).

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Slauch, IM, Deceglie, MG, Silverman, TJ & Ferry, VE 2020, Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules. in 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020., 9300678, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, vol. 2020-June, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1388-1390, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020, Calgary, Canada, 6/15/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300678

Slauch IM, Deceglie MG, Silverman TJ, Ferry VE. Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules. In 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. p. 1388-1390. 9300678. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300678

Slauch, Ian M. ; Deceglie, Michael G. ; Silverman, Timothy J. et al. / Modeling Spectrally-Selective Reflection for Thermal Management in Monofacial and Bifacial Modules. 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 1388-1390 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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