학술논문

CIGS PV module characteristic curves under chemical composition and thickness variations
Document Type
Conference
Source
2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA) Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA), 2014 International Conference on. :969-973 Oct, 2014
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Gallium
Photovoltaic systems
Chemicals
Indium
Photovoltaic cells
CIGS
PV module
mathematical model
I-V curves
P-V curves
Language
Abstract
This paper analyzes how the electrical characteristics of a CIGS photovoltaic module are affected by the chemical composition and by the thickness variations of the CIGS absorber. The electrical characteristics here considered are the short circuit current, the open circuit voltage, the efficiency and the power peak. The chemical composition is varied by tuning the ratio between gallium and indium. This analysis has been performed by means of the wxAMPS software, developed by the University of Illinois. The above variations have been taken into account on a PV module made of 72 cells. This analysis has been carried out employing a PV module mathematical model developed and implemented by the Authors in Matlab environment.