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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190754
