The design and development of a rectangular, shingle-type photovoltaic module

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5449154

Shepard, N F

A rectangular, shingle-type photovoltaic module has been designed and developed for direct-mounting on the south-facing sloping roofs of residential, industrial or commercial buildings. These modules are stapled or nailed to the roof sheathing to form a weathertight surface. Quasisquare Czochralski cells with a nominal 100 mm side are laminated to the underside of a thermally-tempered glass superstrate to provide the high module efficiency necessary to minimize the module assembly and installation costs. An array of these modules has an aesthetically pleasing overlapped shingle appearance with no area loss due to the presence of module framing members. The resulting installed array efficiency is expected to exceed 9.2 percent under Nominal Operating Conditions which include an estimated Nominal Operating Cell Temperature (NOCT) of 61/sup 0/C at an insolation of 80 mW/cm/sup 2/. A four-module test array has been subjected to the complete JPL-defined Block V environmental testing program with results which demonstrate an excellent potential for long-life under actual use conditions. Outdoor exposure experience is being accumulated on a 16-module demonstration array which was recently installed.

• Research Organization: General Electric Company, Advanced Energy Programs Dept., King of Prussia, PA
• OSTI ID: 5449154
• Report Number(s): CONF-820906-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
INSTALLATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER SUPPLIES
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
ROOFS
SERVICE LIFE
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TESTING