OSI - One Step Interconnect for Thin Film PV Modules

OSI - 薄膜光伏模块的一步互连

• 批准号: EP/N508433/1
• 负责人: John Walls
• 金额: $ 27.75万
• 依托单位: Loughborough University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN508433%2F1
• 关键词: OSI; Step; Interconnect; Thin; Film

The market for photovoltaic (PV) modules has expanded dramatically from 6.4GW in 2009 to 37GW in 2013. PV demand ispoised for explosive growth to reach 49GW in 2014, and is forecast to reach up to 100GW by 2018. This end-marketgrowth is projected to increase annual PV module revenues, which are forecast to reach US$50 billion in 2018. Despitebeing severely hampered by overcapacity and declining operating margins during 2012 and 2013, the PV industry still grew34% over this two-year period. Thin film PV has approximately a 10% market share and has inherent cost advantages,especially in the development of utility scale installations. As part of the manufacturing process, it is necessary tointerconnect gridded areas of the PV module to form long series connected PV regions. In this project, the interconnect willbe achieved using a new laser ablation/inkjet process that works at speeds of up to 3m/sec. This will radically change theway modules are produced by reducing complexity and cost of manufacture. The sales target for this new process is>$10m per annum with attractive ongoing sales of specialist inks. The primary objective is to develop the OSI process andmaterials for semi-transparent perovskite for Building Integrated PV glazing applications, a very promising market. Thesecondary and tertiary objectives are to develop the process and materials for CIGS and CZTS, respectively.

光伏组件市场从2009年的6.4GW急剧增长到2013年的37GW。光伏需求有望在2014年爆发式增长，达到49GW，预计到2018年将达到100GW。这种终端市场的增长预计将增加光伏组件的年度收入，预计到2018年将达到500亿美元。尽管在2012年和2013年期间受到产能过剩和营业利润率下降的严重阻碍，光伏行业在这两年期间仍然增长了34%。薄膜光伏占有大约10%的市场份额，并且具有固有的成本优势，特别是在公用事业规模装置的发展中。作为制造过程的一部分，有必要将光伏组件的网格区域互连起来，形成长串联的光伏区域。在这个项目中，互连将使用一种新的激光烧蚀/喷墨工艺来实现，其工作速度高达3米/秒。这将通过降低复杂性和制造成本，从根本上改变模块的生产方式。这种新工艺的销售目标是每年1000万美元，专业油墨的持续销售很有吸引力。主要目标是开发用于建筑集成光伏玻璃应用的半透明钙钛矿的OSI工艺和材料，这是一个非常有前景的市场。第二和第三目标分别是开发CIGS和CZTS的工艺和材料。

项目成果

Cadmium chloride assisted re-crystallisation of CdTe: The effect on the CdS window layer

• DOI: 10.1557/opl.2015.177
• 发表时间: 2015
• 期刊: MRS Proceedings
• 作者: A. Abbas;P. Kamiński;G. West;K. Barth;W. Sampath;J. Bowers;J. Walls

Analysis and optimisation of the glass/TCO/MZO stack for thin film CdTe solar cells

• DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.07.019
• 发表时间: 2018-12-01
• 期刊: SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
• 影响因子: 6.9
• 作者: Bittau, Francesco;Potamialis, Christos;Walls, John M.
• 通讯作者: Walls, John M.

High-Efficiency Nanoparticle Solution-Processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 Solar Cells

高效纳米颗粒溶液加工的 Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 太阳能电池

• DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2017.2762581
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
• 影响因子: 3
• 作者: Eeles A

Structural and chemical evolution of the CdS:O window layer during individual CdTe solar cell processing steps

各个 CdTe 太阳能电池加工步骤中 CdS:O 窗口层的结构和化学演化

• DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.11.051
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: Solar Energy
• 影响因子: 6.7
• 作者: Abbas, A.;Meysing, D.M.;Reese, M.O.;Barnes, T.M.;Walls, J.M.;Wolden, C.A.
• 通讯作者: Wolden, C.A.

The effect of temperature on resistive ZnO layers and the performance of thin film CdTe solar cells

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.10.068
• 发表时间: 2017-07-01
• 期刊: THIN SOLID FILMS
• 影响因子: 2.1
• 作者: Bittau, F.;Abbas, A.;Walls, J. M.
• 通讯作者: Walls, J. M.