The design and development of a rectangular, shingle-type photovoltaic module
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-
- Journal Information:
- Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Journal Name: Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States); ISSN CRCND
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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