期刊
IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 1527-1532出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2022.3203297
关键词
Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) solar cell; curved photovoltaic module; reverse bias voltage; shunt resistance
资金
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization under the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)
This article investigates the effect of shunt resistances on the performance of curved thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules. It finds that low shunt resistance can reduce current mismatch and power loss, and enhance module durability.
Curved photovoltaics (PV) is gaining widespread application in modern energy-efficient infrastructure, wearable electronics, and vehicles. Due to the different orientations of the solar cells in curved PV modules, current mismatch between solar cells is more prevalent in curved PV than conventional flat PV. In this article, we investigated the effect of shunt resistances, which can mitigate current mismatches in series-connected solar cells, on the performance of curved thin-film PV modules. A flexible 85 x 80 mm(2) Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 mini-module composed of 17 series-connected solar cells on a curved surface was characterized experimentally and theoretically. We found that the short-circuit current of the curved PV module is affected by all the solar cells connected in series and is not simply determined by the current-limiting solar cell. The current-voltage characteristics of a curved PV module are well described by a simple model that includes low shunt resistance. The power generated from normal irradiance decreases with shunt resistance; however, the power for tilted illumination is higher than that of a module without shunt resistance. This indicates that the low shunt resistance can suppress the power loss due to current mismatch. In addition, curved PV modules cause self-shading under highly tilted illumination but curved PV modules with low shunt resistances provide power even when some solar cells are not illuminated. Furthermore, sudden current mismatches in solar cells, which generate detrimentally high reverse biases can be eliminated by the shunt resistance. This confirms the protective effect of the shunt resistance to enhance the durability of curved PV modules.
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