Title :
Flexible sliver modules
Author :
Thomsen, E.A. ; Muric-Nesic, J. ; Rahman, S. ; Mayon, Y.O. ; Wang, D. ; Ratcliff, T. ; Everett, V. ; Skryabin, I. ; Blakers, A.
Author_Institution :
Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
This paper presents the design, fabrication, testing, and integration with equipment of a flexible photovoltaic module. The modules are based on mono-crystalline silicon Sliver cells. Tests have been developed to specifically test flexible modules, including their flexibility, abrasion resistance, power to weight ratio, and partial shading. The results of a 0.1 m2 module with 13 W power output and 178 W/kg are presented.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; Si; abrasion resistance; flexibility; flexible module testing; flexible photovoltaic sliver module; monocrystalline sliver cell; partial shading; power 13 W; power to weight ratio; Fabrication; Lighting; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Testing; Universal Serial Bus;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186626
