An Illumination- and Temperature-Dependent Analytical Model for Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells

Sun, Xingshu; Silverman, Timothy; Garris, Rebekah; Deline, Chris; Alam, Muhammad Ashraful

doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2583790

Title: An Illumination- and Temperature-Dependent Analytical Model for Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells

Abstract

In this study, we present a physics-based analytical model for copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells that describes the illumination- and temperature-dependent current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and accounts for the statistical shunt variation of each cell. The model is derived by solving the drift-diffusion transport equation so that its parameters are physical and, therefore, can be obtained from independent characterization experiments. The model is validated against CIGS I-V characteristics as a function of temperature and illumination intensity. This physics-based model can be integrated into a large-scale simulation framework to optimize the performance of solar modules, as well as predict the long-term output yields of photovoltaic farms under different environmental conditions.

Authors:

Sun, Xingshu ^[1]; Silverman, Timothy ^[2]; Garris, Rebekah ^[2]; Deline, Chris ^[2]; Alam, Muhammad Ashraful ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1376668

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5J00-66398
Journal ID: ISSN 2156-3381

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2156-3381

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; analytical model; compact model; copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS); heterojunction; illumination dependent; temperature dependent

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                    Sun, Xingshu, Silverman, Timothy, Garris, Rebekah, Deline, Chris, and Alam, Muhammad Ashraful. An Illumination- and Temperature-Dependent Analytical Model for Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Sun, Xingshu, Silverman, Timothy, Garris, Rebekah, Deline, Chris, & Alam, Muhammad Ashraful. An Illumination- and Temperature-Dependent Analytical Model for Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2583790

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                    Sun, Xingshu, Silverman, Timothy, Garris, Rebekah, Deline, Chris, and Alam, Muhammad Ashraful. Mon .  
"An Illumination- and Temperature-Dependent Analytical Model for Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2583790.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1376668.

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  title        = {An Illumination- and Temperature-Dependent Analytical Model for Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells},

  author       = {Sun, Xingshu and Silverman, Timothy and Garris, Rebekah and Deline, Chris and Alam, Muhammad Ashraful},

  abstractNote = {In this study, we present a physics-based analytical model for copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells that describes the illumination- and temperature-dependent current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and accounts for the statistical shunt variation of each cell. The model is derived by solving the drift-diffusion transport equation so that its parameters are physical and, therefore, can be obtained from independent characterization experiments. The model is validated against CIGS I-V characteristics as a function of temperature and illumination intensity. This physics-based model can be integrated into a large-scale simulation framework to optimize the performance of solar modules, as well as predict the long-term output yields of photovoltaic farms under different environmental conditions.},

  doi          = {10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2583790},

  journal      = {IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics},

  number       = 5,

  volume       = 6,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Mon Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

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