Translating outdoor CPV I-V measurements to a CSTC power rating and the associated uncertainty

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1557-1571

  Muller, Matthew ^a   Kurtz, Sarah ^a   Steiner, Marc ^b   Siefer, Gerald ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

concentrator PV; CSTC; I V translation; power rating; temperature coefficients

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RATING; SIMULATORS; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; CONCENTRATOR PV; CSTC; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; POWER RATINGS; STANDARD TEST CONDITION (STC); TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; THERMAL TRANSIENT MEASUREMENTS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84944172950     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2590     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. IEC 62670-1. Photovoltaic Concentrators (CPV)-Performance Testing-Part 1: Standard Conditions. IEC Central Office: Geneva, Switzerland, 2013.
2. th IEEE PVSC, Philadelphia, 2009.
3. Peharz G, et al., Indoor Characterization of CPV Modules at Fraunhofer ISE. In the International Conference on Solar Concentrators for the Generation of Electricity ICSC-5, Palm Desert, CA, USA, 2008.
4. Askins S, Domínguez C, Antõn I, Sala G,. Indoor performance rating of CPV modules at multiple temperatures and irradiance levels. AIP Conf. Proc. 1277, 2010.
5. IEC 60891. Photovoltaic Devices-Procedures for Temperature and Irradiance Corrections to Measured I-V Characteristics. IEC Central Office: Geneva, Switzerland, 2009.
6. IEC 62670-3 Draft. Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Performance Testing-Performance Measurements and Power Rating. IEC Central Office: Geneva, Switzerland, 2014.
7. th IEEE PVSC, Philadelphia, 2009.
8. IEC 60904-5. Photovoltaic Devices-Part 5: Determination of the Equivalent Cell Temperature (ECT) of Photovoltaic (PV) Devices by the Open-circuit Voltage Method. IEC Central Office: Geneva, Switzerland, 2011.
9. sc Method Field Test Procedure #DLK0001 Version 1.3, Sandia National Laboratory, Nov 2009.
10. Siefer G, Bett AW,. Calibration of III-V concentrator solar cells and modules. In the 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Waikoloa: USA, 2006; 745-748.
11. Peharz G, Ferrer Rodriguez J, Siefer G, Bett AW,. A method for using CPV modules as temperature sensors and its application to rating procedures. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2011; 95: 2734-2744.
12. Ju X, Vossier A, Wang Z, Dollet A, Flamant G,. An improved temperature estimation method for solar cells operating at high concentrations. Solar Energy 2013; 93: 80-89.
13. Muller M, Deline C, Marion B, Kurtz S, Bosco N,. Determining outdoor CPV cell temperature. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems, 1407, pp. 331-336, 2011.
14. Rubio F, Martinez M, Coronado R, Pacho J, Banda P,. Deploying CPV power plant-ISFOC experiences. In the Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE PVSC, San Diego, pp.381-384, 2008.
15. Núñez N, Antõn I, Askins S, Sala G, Araki K, Characterization of CPV arrays based on differences on their thermal resistances. In the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems, 2014
16. Menard E, Meitl M, Burroughs S,. Indirect temperature measurement of CPV solar cells using wavelength shift of the sub-cells luminescence emission peaks. In the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, pp. 189-193, 2012.
17. Muller M, Silverman T, Deceglie M, Kurtz K, Menard E, Burroughs S,. Optical cell temperature measurements of multiple CPV technologies in outdoor conditions. In the Proceedings of the 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, 2013.
18. Muller M, Marion B, Kurtz S, Rodriguez J,. An Investigation into Spectral Parameters as They Impact CPV Module Performance, CPV6, AIP Conference Proceedings 1277. American Institute of Physics: Melville, NY, 2010; 307-311.
19. Verlinden PJ, Lasich JB,. Energy rating of concentrator PV systems using multi-junction III-V solar cells. In the Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE PVSC, San Diego, 2008.
20. Peharz GP, Siefer G, Bett A,. A simple method for quantifying spectral impacts on multi-junction solar cells. Solar Energy 2009; 83: 1588-1598.
21. Faine P, Kurtz SR, Riordan C, Olson J,. The influence of spectral solar irradiance variations on the performance of selected single-junction and multijunction solar cells. Solar Cells 1991; 31: 259-278.
22. Friedman D,. Modelling of tandem cell temperature coefficients. Proceedings of the 25th IEEE PVSC, Washington D.C., 1996.
23. Muller M, Marion B, S. Kurtz, J. Rodriguez,. Minimizing Variation in Outdoor CPV Power Ratings, CPV7, AIP Conference Proceedings 1407. American Institute of Physics: Melville, NY, 2011.
24. Peharz G, Ferrer Rodrbox drawings light down and leftguez J, Siefer G, Bett A,. Investigations on the temperature dependence of CPV modules equipped with triple-junction solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2011; 19: 54-60.
25. Hornung T, Bachmaier A, Nitz P, Gombert A,. Temperature dependent measurement and simulation of fresnel lenses for concentrating photovoltaics. CPV6 AIP Conference Proceedings 1277, p85, 2010
26. Domínguez C, Antõn I, Sala G, Askins S,. Current-matching estimation for multijunction cells within a CPV module by means of component cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2013; 21: 1478-1488.
27. Green M,. Solar Cells: Operating Principles, Technology and System Applications. Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1982; 80-95.
28. Kinsey G,. et al. Concentrator multijunction solar cell characteristics under variable intensity and temperature. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2008; 16: 503-508.
29. Siefer G, Bett A,. Temperature coefficients for III-V multi-junction concentrator cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2014; 22: 515-524.
30. Anton I, Sala G, Heasman K, Kern R, Bruton T,. Performance prediction of concentrator solar cells and modules from dark I-V characteristics, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2003; 11: 165-178.
31. Sites JR, Mauk PH,. Diode quality factor determination for thin-film solar cells. Solar Cells 1989; 27: 411-417.