Abstract
Shading on photovoltaic modules adversely influences their performance due to non-linear dependence of generated module power as function of shaded area. Performance of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) is less affected by shading, as shadow on the luminescent collector plate leads to a uniformly distributed intensity loss on the solar cell. In a secondary school project, measurements have been performed on CuInGaSe cells as well as on an in-house made LSC. It was found that efficiency and short current current, both corrected for the unshaded area, decrease for CuInGaSe cells with increasing amount of shade. In contrast, for LSCs corrected efficiency and short circuit current remain constant. This clearly implies that shading is less detrimental for LSCs than for standard solar cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 4701-4703 |
Number of pages | 3 |
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Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference - Munich, Germany Duration: 1 Jan 2013 → … |
Conference
Conference | 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference |
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City | Munich, Germany |
Period | 1/01/13 → … |