• DocumentCode
    392656
  • Title

    Design considerations for the development of a highly reliable densely packed photovoltaic array for TPV applications

  • Author

    Gordon, Robert ; Stone, Kenneth ; Garboushian, Vahan

  • Author_Institution
    Amonix Inc, Torrance, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    19-24 May 2002
  • Firstpage
    947
  • Lastpage
    950
  • Abstract
    The high energy density of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems present some engineering issues and trade-oft in designing the conversion array that are not as prevalent under typical one-sun illumination. This paper discusses some of these issues encountered in the development of a dense-array module based on the back-junction, back-contact, silicon cell for TPV applications.
  • Keywords
    silicon; solar cell arrays; thermal management (packaging); thermophotovoltaic cells; Si; TPV applications; back-contact; back-junction; dense-array module; design; engineering issues; highly reliable densely packed photovoltaic array; one-sun illumination; silicon cell; substrate thermal management; thermophotovoltaic systems; Ceramics; Cooling; Costs; Energy management; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Solar power generation; Thermal expansion; Thermal loading; Thermal management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
  • ISSN
    1060-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7471-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190754
  • Filename
    1190754