Simulated potential for enhanced performance of mechanically stacked hybrid III–V/Si tandem photovoltaic modules using DC–DC converters

MacAlpine, Sara; Bobela, David C.; Kurtz, Sarah; Lumb, Matthew P.; Schmieder, Kenneth J.; Moore, James E.; Walters, Robert J.; Alberi, Kirstin

doi:10.1117/1.JPE.7.042501

Title: Simulated potential for enhanced performance of mechanically stacked hybrid III–V/Si tandem photovoltaic modules using DC–DC converters

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Photonics for Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.7.042501· OSTI ID:1417963

MacAlpine, Sara ^[1]; Bobela, David C. ^[1]; Kurtz, Sarah ^[1]; Lumb, Matthew P. ^[2]; Schmieder, Kenneth J. ^[2]; Moore, James E. ^[2]; Walters, Robert J. ^[2]; Alberi, Kirstin ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Naval Research Lab. (NRL), Washington, DC (United States)

This work examines a tandem module design with GaInP2 mechanically stacked on top of crystalline Si, using a detailed photovoltaic (PV) system model to simulate four-terminal (4T) unconstrained and two-terminal voltage-matched (2T VM) parallel architectures. Module-level power electronics is proposed for the 2T VM module design to enhance its performance over the breadth of temperatures experienced by a typical PV installation. Annual, hourly simulations of various scenarios indicate that this design can reduce annual energy losses to ~0.5% relative to the 4T module configuration. Consideration is given to both performance and practical design for building or ground mount installations, emphasizing compatibility with existing standard Si modules.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1417963

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5K00-70336

Journal Information:: Journal of Photonics for Energy, Vol. 7, Issue 04; ISSN 1947-7988

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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