Performance and Reliability of Multijunction III-V Modules for Concentrator Dish and Central Receiver Applications
Performance and Reliability of Multijunction III-V Modules for Concentrator Dish and Central Receiver Applications
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适用于聚光碟和中央接收器应用的多结 III-V 模块的性能和可靠性
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2006
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J. Lasich
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P. Verlinden;A. Lewandowski;C. Bingham;G. Kinsey;R. Sherif;J. Lasich
在过去的15年里，太阳能系统公司开发了一种密集阵列接收器光伏技术，用于500倍聚光器反射盘应用。这种聚光光伏技术已成功部署在澳大利亚的六个不同地点，安装的峰值功率超过1兆瓦。最近开发了一种新的多结III-V接收器，以取代当前的硅点接触太阳能电池。新的接收器技术基于Spectrolab的高效率（>32%）聚光器超三结（CUTJ）太阳能电池，与硅电池相比，系统功率和能源性能提高了50%以上。0.235平方米的聚光光伏接收器设计用于连续500倍运行，由64个密集阵列模块组成，由串联和并联的太阳能电池组成，总计约1，500个电池。单个密集阵列模块已经在太阳能系统研究设施和国家可再生能源实验室的高通量太阳能炉中在高强度脉冲光以及集中阳光下进行了测试。在500倍（50 W/cm 2，AM 1.5D低AOD，21 C）下，密集阵列模块的效率范围为30%至36%。测量了功率、电压和电流的温度系数，以及空气质量对电池响应度的影响。通过热循环、湿热和高温浸泡等加速老化试验以及实际高强度暴露试验，研究了密集阵列多结III-V族组件的可靠性。第一个33 kWp多结III-V接收器最近安装在太阳能系统的碟形天线中，并在现实生活中的500倍集中阳光条件下进行了测试。在标准操作条件和正常操作条件下，测量到的接收器效率分别为30.3%和29.0
Over the last 15 years, Solar Systems have developed a dense array receiver PV technology for 500X concentrator reflective dish applications. This concentrator PV technology has been successfully deployed at six different locations in Australia, counting for more than 1 MWp of installed peak power. A new Multijunction III-V receiver to replace the current silicon Point-Contact solar cells has recently been developed. The new receiver technology is based on high-efficiency (>32%) Concentrator Ultra Triple Junction (CUTJ) solar cells from Spectrolab, resulting in system power and energy performance improvement of more than 50% compared to the silicon cells. The 0.235 m2 concentrator PV receiver, designed for continuous 500X operation, is composed of 64 dense array modules, and made of series and parallel-connected solar cells, totaling approximately 1,500 cells. The individual dense array modules have been tested under high intensity pulsed light, as well as with concentrated sunlight at the Solar Systems research facility and at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's High Flux Solar Furnace. The efficiency of the dense array modules ranges from 30% to 36% at 500X (50 W/cm2, AM1.5D low AOD, 21C). The temperature coefficients for power, voltage and current, as well as the influence of Air Mass on the cell responsivity, were measured. The reliability of the dense array multijunction III-V modules has been studied with accelerated aging tests, such as thermal cycling, damp heat and high-temperature soak, and with real-life high-intensity exposure. The first 33 kWp multijunction III-V receiver was recently installed in a Solar Systems dish and tested in real-life 500X concentrated sunlight conditions. Receiver efficiencies of 30.3% and 29.0% were measured at Standard Operating Conditions and Normal Operating Conditions respectively