Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction

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

doi:10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981160

Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction

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

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Abstract

The efficiency of a c-Si cell drops with increasing cell temperature. A typical photovoltaic module with a c-Si cell will operate 20-30K above ambient temperature. Spectrally-selective photonic mirrors which reflect sub-bandgap light can reduce waste heat generated by parasitic absorption in the module and reduce module operating temperature. Here, a spectrally selective 4-layer and 12-layer mirror are designed and fabricated on module cover glass. When integrated into modules, these mirrors reduce the operating temperature of the module by 0.16K and 1.5K, respectively when compared to a module with bare outer glass.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	112-117
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728104942
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981160
State	Published - Jun 2019
Event	46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019 - Chicago, United States Duration: Jun 16 2019 → Jun 21 2019

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

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Conference	46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	6/16/19 → 6/21/19

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Funding Information:
This work was authored in part by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, the manager and operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. Partial funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Agreement Number 30312, and partial support was provided by DE-EE0008542. The views expressed in the article do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.

Funding Information:
Part of this work was carried out in the College of Science and Engineering Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota, which has received capital equipment funding from the NSF through the UMN MRSEC program under Award Number DMR-1420013. Part of this work was carried out in the College of Science and Engineering Minnesota Nano Center, University of Minnesota, which receives partial support from NSF through the NNIN program.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.

Keywords

cooling
outdoor testing
photonic structures
solar cells
solar modules
spectrally-selective reflection

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Slauch, I. M., Deceglie, M. G., Silverman, T. J., & Ferry, V. E. (2019). Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction. In 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019 (pp. 112-117). Article 8981160 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981160

Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction. / Slauch, Ian M.; Deceglie, Michael G.; Silverman, Timothy J. et al.
2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 112-117 8981160 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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

Slauch, IM, Deceglie, MG, Silverman, TJ & Ferry, VE 2019, Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction. in 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019., 8981160, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 112-117, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019, Chicago, United States, 6/16/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981160

Slauch IM, Deceglie MG, Silverman TJ, Ferry VE. Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction. In 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 112-117. 8981160. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981160

Slauch, Ian M. ; Deceglie, Michael G. ; Silverman, Timothy J. et al. / Outdoor Testing of c-Si Photovoltaic Modules with Spectrally-Selective Mirrors for Operating Temperature Reduction. 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 112-117 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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