• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.48-52
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• 2008

The photovoltaic modules are affected by heat. The hotter the PV module, the lower the power output, then the life time will be short. If the cell temperature rises above a certain limit the encapsulating materials can be damaged, and this will degrade the performance of the PV module. This paper presents that the PV module temperature can be estimated by using thermal analysis programs, and demonstrates the thermal characteristics of the PV module.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.271-273
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• 2010

태양광발전시스템에서 PV모듈이나 어레이의 성능특성 및 성능추정이 요구되고 있다. 태양광 발전 모듈은 장기간 사용 시 환경 요인 등으로 효율이 나빠지며 어레이의 특정 모듈 효율저하는 전체 발전 전력의 감소를 초래하므로 실시간 감시가 필요하다. 이 논문은 태양광 발전 모듈의 발전 전력을 실시간으로 측정하기 위한 것이다. 모듈의 출력을 실시간으로 측정하기 위해 전압, 전류 측정 회로를 제작하고 온도, 일조량 측정 장치를 제작하여 RS485 통신으로 연결하였다. Visual Studio - Basic .Net(2005)과 NI사의 Measurement Studio를 이용하여 실시간 모니터링 프로그램을 제작하였고, 모듈들 사이의 상대적인 발전 출력을 비교하여 효율 저하가 의심되는 모듈을 실시간으로 탐색하였다. 20개 모듈의 직병렬로 구성된 1kW 태양광 발전체에 적용하여 시험한 결과 2개의 모듈에서 성능 저하가 의심되는 결과가 확인되었다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.275-276
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 일사량 및 표면온도에 따라 변화하는 태양전지의 출력 특성을 고려하여 설치되는 태양광 발전 인버터의 운전 허용 범위에 대해 살펴본다. 또한 대용량 발전 시 직렬 모듈 수를 높이는 구성과 기존 센트럴 인버터의 최소 MPP 전압의 증가에 대한 효율성을 검증하기 위해 (주)카코 뉴에너지에서 제공하는 PV Array Sizing Tool과 Matlab Simulink를 통해 태양전지 어레이의 동작 범위를 파악하고, 새로운 대용량 인버터 개발 원리의 타당성을 제시한다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.42-47
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• 2008

In this paper, we analyze the electrical characteristics of PV depending on distance among solar cells before and after lamination process. From the result, the PV module's maximum power increases about 3.37% when solar cells's distance is 10mm. And the maximum power increases up to 8.42% when solar cells's maximum distance is 50mm. It is assumed that PV module's surface temperature decreases because of increasing distance between solar cells that would give high power generation. Also, short distance between solar cell and frame result in contamination on glass. When considering reduced maximum power caused by contaminant, from that. we can fabricated PV module of lower cost with high performance.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.57-62
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• 2008

Building Integrated PV(BIPV) is one of the best fascinating PV application technologies. To apply PV module in building, various factors should be reflected such as installation position, shading, temperature, and so on. Especially the installation condition should be considered, for the generation performance of PV module is changed or the generation loss is appeared according to installation position, method, and etc. This study investigates variation of electrical characteristics of a PV module according to the change of irradiance and temperature. From this experimental study, we confirmed that the irradiance, the temperature variation and the generation performance of a PV module were appeared differently according seasonal variation. Actually the PV module installed in building facade showed high-generation performance in winter.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.439-444
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• 2020

An increase in the temperature of photovoltaic (PV) modules causes reduced power output and shorter lifetime. Because of these characteristics, demands for the heat dissipation of PV modules are increasing. In this study, we attached a heat dissipation sheet to the back sheet of a shingled PV module and observed the temperature changes. The PV shingled module was tested under Standard Test Conditions (STCs; irradiance: 1,000 W/㎡, temperature: 25℃, air mass: 1.5) using a solar radiation tester, wherein the temperature of the PV module was measured by irradiating light for a certain duration. As a result, the temperature of the PV module with the heat dissipation sheet decreased by 3℃ compared to that without a heat dissipation sheet. This indicated that the power loss was caused by a temperature increase of the PV module. In addition, it was confirmed that the primary parameter contributing to the reduced PV module output power was the open circuit voltage (Voc).

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.64-64
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• 2010

This paper presents the results of changes of optical properties of front materials in crystalline PV modules. If PV modules on the outdoor, transmittance of front materials is reduced by solar light. That is UV, IR included Solar spectrum will have change the properties of glass. Therefore decrease in transmittance leads to loss of the PV modules output. All the PV modules showed the loss in Isc by 1~5% within few hors. To investigate the changes we are analyzed using spectrophotometer from raw glass to laminated glass.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.125-130
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• 2010

Normally, PV system is designed using local weather condition like lowest and highest temperature and irradiance. But this might give misleading results because it is not realistic data of PV module itself. To give more specific description of PV system, we tested photovoltaic(PV) modules' temperature, irradiance and maximum power generation characteristics from January to December in 2008 for 3kW PV system. From this, we could deeply analyze the accumulation temperature, electrical characteristics of PV module in various condition. So precise approach to PV system design can be done. The detail description is specified as the following paper.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.76-82
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• 2020

Soiling on the surface of a PV module reduces the amount of light reaching the solar cells, decreasing power performance. The performance of the PV module is generally restored after contaminants on the module surface are washed away by rain, but it accumulates at the bottom of the module owing to the thickness of the module frame, causing an output mismatch on the PV module. Since PV modules are usually installed horizontally or vertically outdoors, soiling can occur at the bottom of the PV module, depending on the installation direction due to external environmental factors. This paper is analyzed the output characteristics of a PV module considering its installation direction and the soiling area. The soiling was simulated to use transparent films with 5% transmittance, and the transmission film was attached to the bottom part of the PV module horizontally and vertically. When the soiling area was 33% of the string at the bottom of the PV module, the power output decreased similarly regardless of installation direction. However, when the soiling area was 66% of the string at the bottom of the PV module, it was confirmed that the output performance decreased sharply when installed vertically rather than horizontally.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.214-215
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• 2007

Int this paper, we studied the analysis on long-term durability and output power characteristics of PV modules by variation on local thermal property. Using 5 modules(80W), we measured the maximum output power change during the test period. And the optical transmittance of glass was compared with PV module's maximum power fluctuation. The external environment change effected contamination on the entire or local surface of module. This caused the local temperature variation of each solar cell on PV module. The specific analysis is shown in the following paper.