Toward integrated PV panels and power electronics using printing technologies
Journal Article
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· Solar Energy
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108 (United States)
- Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102 (United States)
In this paper, we review the latest developments in the area of printing technologies with an emphasis on the fabrication of control-embedded photovoltaics (PV) with on-board active and passive devices. We also review the use of power converters and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuits with PV panels. Our focus is on the investigation of the simplest implementations of such circuits in view of their integration with solar cells using printing technologies. We see this concept as potentially enabling toward further cost reduction. Besides a discussion as to feasibility, we shall also present some projections and guidelines toward possible integration. (author)
- OSTI ID:
- 21328646
- Journal Information:
- Solar Energy, Vol. 84, Issue 7; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 0038-092X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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