RT Journal Article
T1 New model to study the outdoor degradation of thin–film photovoltaic modules.
A1 Piliougine, Michel
A1 Sánchez-Friera, Paula
A1 Petrone, Giovanni
A1 Sánchez-Pacheco, Francisco José
A1 Spagnuolo, Giovanni
A1 Sidrach-de-Cardona-Ortin, Mariano
K1 Silicio
K1 Telururos
K1 Seleniuros
K1 Células fotovoltaicas - Degradación
AB The performance of four thin-film photovoltaic modules is analyzed after an initial stabilizationperiod and a subsequent outdoor exposition. The seasonal variations and the degradation ratesof a single-junction hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) module, a tandem amorphousmicrocrystalline Silicon (a-Si/𝜇c-Si) module, a heterostructure cadmium sulfide-cadmium tel luride (CdS/CdTe) module and a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) are examined andcorrelated to spectral changes. The I-V curves have been measured every five minutes; theelectrical parameters and parasitic resistances have been identified. By exploiting a number ofexperimental measurements acquired within a narrow interval of irradiance and cell temperature,a novel mathematical model has been developed and fitted: it considers a stationary seasonalvariation component and a linear long-term degradation component. The results show annualpower degradation rates of 4.0% for the a-Si:H module, 3.4% for the a-Si/𝜇c-Si and 3.5% for theCdS/CdTe, whereas for the CIGS module the annual degradation is not significant, i.e. 0.2%.
PB Elsevier
YR 2022
FD 2022-05-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29061
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29061
LA eng
NO Piliougine, M., Sánchez-Friera, P., Petrone, G., Sánchez-Pacheco, F. J., Spagnuolo, G., & Sidrach-de-Cardona, M. (2022). New model to study the outdoor degradation of thin–film photovoltaic modules. Renewable Energy, 193, 857–869.
NO Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Italy) [grant PRIN2020–HOTSPHOT 2020LB9TBC and grant PRIN2017–HEROGRIDS 2017WA5ZT3_003]; Università degli Studi di Salerno [FARB funds]; Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spain) [grant RTI2018-095097–B–I0].
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026