• 한국태양광발전학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2021

Cu(In,Ga)Se₂(CIGS) 태양전지 연구개발은 1970년대부터 지속적으로 발전하여 유리 및 플렉서블 기판에서 모두 20% 이상의 고효율을 달성하였으며, 상용화도 성공적으로 이루었다. 최근 태양전지의 초고효율화를 위한 방안으로 태양전지를 적층하는 다중접합 태양전지 특히 제조원가를 고려한 탠덤 구조에 대한 연구가 상당히 주목을 받고 있다. 이는 페로브스카이트 태양전지를 상부셀로 적용하였을 때, 29.5%의 초고효율이 보고되었기 때문이다. 이런 추세로 보면 태양전지의 탠덤 구조는 초고효율화 달성에 필연적으로 사용될 것으로 생각된다. 하지만 초고효율화와 더불어 BIPV, VIPV, 모바일소자 등 심미성, 경량성, 유연성을 갖춘 다기능성 태양전지에 대한 요구까지 충족시키기 위해서는 궁극적으로 유연한 하부셀이 사용되어야 한다. 이런 점들을 고려하였을 때, 초고효율 유연 탠덤 태양전지의 하부셀로 유연 CIGS 박막 태양전지가 적합한 선택이 될 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 글에서는 CIGS 박막 태양전지를 기반으로 하는 탠덤 태양전지의 연구개발 현황에 대해서 살펴보고 향후 유연 탠덤 태양전지의 전망에 대해서도 기술하고자 한다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.58.1-58.1
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• 2010

In solar cell module manufacturing, single solar cells has to be joined electrically to strings. Copper stripes coated with tin-silver-copper alloy are joined on screen printed silver of solar cells which is called busbar. The bus bar collects the electrons generated in solar cell and it is connected to the next cell in the conventional module manufacturing by a metal stringer using conventional hot air or infrared lamp soldering systems. For thin solar cells, both soldering methods have disadvantages, which heats up the whole cell to high temperatures. Because of the different thermal expansion coefficient, mechanical stresses are induced in the solar cell. Recently, the trend of solar cell is toward thinner thickness below 180um and thus the risk of breakage of solar cells is increasing. This has led to the demand for new joining processes with high productivity and reduced error rates. In our project, we have developed a new method to solder solar cells with a laser heating source. The soldering process using diode laser with wavelength of 980nm was examined. The diode laser used has a maximum power of 60W and a scanner system is used to solder dimension of 6" solar cell and the beam travel speed is optimized. For clamping copper stripe to solar cell, zirconia(ZrO)coated iron pin-spring system is used to clamp both joining parts during a scanner system is traveled. The hot plate temperature that solar cell is positioned during lasersoldering process is optimized. Also, conventional solder joints after $180^{\circ}C$ peel tests are compared to the laser soldering methods. Microstructures in welded zone shows that the diffusion zone between solar cell and metal stripes is better formed than inIR soldering method. It is analyzed that the laser solder joints show no damages to the silicon wafer and no cracks beneath the contact. Peel strength between 4N and 5N are measured, with much shorter joining time than IR solder joints and it is shown that the use of laser soldering reduced the degree of bending of solar cell much less than IR soldering.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2017

Most PV modules are fabricated by 6 cell-strings with solar cells connected in series. Moreover, bypass diodes are generally installed every 2 cell-strings to prevent PV modules from a damage induced by current mismatch or partial shading. But, in the case of special purpose PV module, like as BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic), the number of cell-strings per module varies according to its size. Differ from a module employing even cell-strings, the configuration of bypass diode should be optimized in the PV module with odd strings because of oppositely facing electrodes. Hence, in this study, electrical characteristics of special purposed PV module with odd string was empirically and theoretically studied depending on arrangement of bypass diode. Here, we assumed that PV module has 3 strings and the number of bypass diodes in the system varies from 2 to 6. In case of 2 bypass diodes, shading on a center string increases short circuit current of the module, because of a parallel circuit induced by 2 bypass diodes connected to center string. Also, the loss is larger, as the shading area in the center string is enlarged. Thus, maximum power of the PV module with 2 bypass diode decreases by up to 59 (%) when shading area varies from 50 to 90 (%). On the other hand, In case of 3 and 6 bypass diodes, the maximum power reduction was within about 3 (W), even the shading area changes from 50 to 90 (%). As a result, It is an alternative to arrange the bypass diode by each string or one bypass diode in the PV module in order to completely bypass current in case of shading, when PV module with odd string are fabricated.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2021

산업화와 동반한 환경문제가 세계적으로 대두되면서 특히 우리나라에서는 태양에너지와 풍력에너지가 실용화 단계에 접어들었다. 또한 태양전지를 활용한 심미성 향상에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지는 가운데 BIPV, CIGS등 투과가 가능한 태양전지 개발, 유연성과 색감을 가지고 있는 태양전지 개발이 그 예시이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 태양전지 개발 및 태양전지 기반의 공공시설물 설치 상승세에 발맞춰 심미성 향상을 위한 CIGS 태양전지를 활용한 공공시설물 디자인 가이드라인을 제시하고자 한다. 우선 태양전지에 관한 문헌조사와 태양전지를 활용한 공공시설물 사례조사를 통해 태양전지 적용의 적합성을 높이기 위한 구성요소를 도출했다. 그 다음 공공시설물 가이드라인 선행연구를 통해 평가원칙 정립과 디자인 가이드라인 초안을 작성했다. 이를 전문가 집단을 대상으로 3차례의 델파이조사를 실시하여 타당성을 검증했으며 최종적으로 공공디자인 심미성 향상을 위한 태양전지 적용 방안 디자인 가이드라인을 도출하였다. 향후 태양전지를 활용한 공공시설물의 접근성 및 인지성, 사용성, 형태 및 심미성, 지속가능성 및 에너지효율성, 도시경관과의 연속성 개선을 통한 심미성 향상의 기초자료로 활용되길 기대한다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2019

BIPV or BAPV installation applied to building is increasing through public utility mandates enterprise. Solar PV energy generates only during the day, but if it is operated in convergence with ESS, which stores electrical energy, it can restrain the fossil energy used in buildings throughout the day. A solution is to converge with PV system and ESS. However, PV systems and ESS connected to the power grid in parallel can cause problems of electrical stability. A study was conducted on the case of failure to detect islanding operation under the parallel operation of PV generation and ESS that are connected in parallel to power grid. Experiments conducted various non-islanding detections under the operating conditions. In the experiment results, when one PCS - PV inverter or ESS inverter - was operating under the islanding condition, it stopped working within 0.5 seconds of the Korean grid standard. However, when both of PV inverter and ESS inverter were operating at the same time under the islanding situation, the anti-islanding algorithm did not operate normally and both inverters continuously supplied power to the connected RLC loads. islanding detection Algorithm developed by each inverter manufacturer has caused this phenomenon. Therefore, this paper presented a new test standard for islanding detection.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

Recently, the installation capacity of PV (photovoltaic) systems has been increasing not only field installation but also floating PV, farm land, BIPV/BAPV. For this reason, the new design and materials of PV module are needed. In particular, in order to apply a PV system to a building, lightweight of the PV module is essential. PV modules made of generally used texturing glass are excellent in output and reliability, but there is a limit to the weight that can be reduced. For the lightweight of the PV module, it necessary to use a film instead of a glass. However, the application of film rather than a glass may cause various problems such as decrease in photocurrent by decrease in transmittance and a increase of CTM (cell to module) loss, a degradation of the reliability, and so on. In this paper, PV modules using Ultra barrier film, which is recently a lot of interest as a substitute for a glass, its characteristic analysis and reliability test were conducted. The transmittance and UV characteristics of each material were verified, and the output of the fabricated 1 cell PV module was measured. In addition, 24 cell PV modules were fabricated at the lab-scale and its reliability tests were conducted. As a result of the experiment, the reliability characteristics of the ultra barrier film PV module were excellent, and it was confirmed that it could be used as the front material of the PV module instead of glass