Analysis of Power Variation and Design Optimization of a-Si PV Modules Considering Shading Effect

음영효과를 고려한 a-Si PV모듈의 출력 변화 및 최적 설계조건에 관한 연구

  • Shin, Jun-Oh (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Konkuk University) ;
  • Jung, Tae-Hee (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Bum (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Konkuk University) ;
  • Kang, Ki-Hwan (Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Ahn, Hyung-Keun (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Konkuk University) ;
  • Han, Deuk-Young (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Konkuk University)
  • 신준오 (건국대학교 대학원 전기공학과) ;
  • 정태희 (건국대학교 대학원 전기공학과) ;
  • 김태범 (건국대학교 대학원 전기공학과) ;
  • 강기환 (한국에너지기술연구원) ;
  • 안형근 (건국대학교 대학원 전기공학과) ;
  • 한득영 (건국대학교 대학원 전기공학과)
  • Received : 2010.10.19
  • Accepted : 2010.12.02
  • Published : 2010.12.30

Abstract

a-Si solar cell has relatively dominant drift current when compared with crystalline solar cell due to the high internal electric field. Such drift current make an impact on the PV module in the local shading. In this paper, the a-Si PV module output characteristics of shading effects was approached in terms of process condition, because of the different deposition layer of thin film lead to rising the resistance. We suggested design condition to ensure the long-term durability of the module with regard to the degradation factors such as hot spot by analyzing the module specification. The result shows a remarkable difference on module uniformity for each shading position. In addition, the unbalanced power loss due to power mismatch of each module could intensify the degradation.

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