• DocumentCode
    3711686
  • Title

    Ultra high efficiency HCPV modules

  • Author

    Kanchan Ghosal;Brent Fisher;Doug Lilly;John Gabriel;Steve Seel;Scott Burroughs

  • Author_Institution
    Semprius Inc., 4915 Prospectus Drive, Suite C, Durham, NC 27713, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Semprius manufactures HCPV modules and systems. Module characterization and QC methods are described in this paper. Module efficiency distribution for thousands of modules is presented, showing an increase in average efficiency from 33.2% in 2013 to 34.9% currently. Data from modules and systems in the field is presented showing no measureable degradation after three years and consistent performance over different seasons. Finally, the effect of ambient temperature and wind speed on performance was studied.
  • Keywords
    "Heat sinks","Wind speed","Temperature distribution","Photovoltaic systems","Degradation","Reliability engineering"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015 IEEE 42nd
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356412
  • Filename
    7356412
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3711686