First ever full size CdTE luminescent down-shifting module

D. Ross; D. Alonso-Alvarez; J. Fritsche; M. Bauer; M.G. Debije; R.M. Fifield; B.S. Richards

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317984

First ever full size CdTE luminescent down-shifting module

D. Ross
, D. Alonso-Alvarez
, J. Fritsche
, M. Bauer
, M.G. Debije
, R.M. Fifield
, B.S. Richards

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Abstract

For the first time a luminescent down-shifting (LDS) layer has been applied to a full size PV module to improve its short-wavelength response. An average 4.3% relative increase in the short-circuit current density (JSC) was recorded for the Calyxo cadmium telluride (CdTe) modules after the best LDS layer was applied. The LDS layers consisted of a 0.5 mm thick ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) host doped with Lumogen F Violet 570 and Yellow 083 dyes with a 0.127 mm thick top encapsulation sheet of fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP). The same LDS layer was also applied to mini-modules (10cm × 10 cm) cut from production line modules, sold as CX3, which resulted in a JSC increase of 7%. LDS layers containing each of the dyes alone were also applied to both full size and mini-modules.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 38th IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference (PVSC), June 3-8 2012, Austin, Texas, USA
Pages	001978-001982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317984
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2012) - Austin Convention Center, Austin, United States Duration: 3 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012 Conference number: 38 https://www.ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC38/

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Conference	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2012)
Abbreviated title	PVSC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	3/06/12 → 8/06/12
Internet address	https://www.ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC38/

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Ross, D, Alonso-Alvarez, D, Fritsche, J, Bauer, M, Debije, MG, Fifield, RM & Richards, BS 2012, First ever full size CdTE luminescent down-shifting module. in Proceedings of the 38th IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference (PVSC), June 3-8 2012, Austin, Texas, USA. pp. 001978-001982, 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2012), Austin, Texas, United States, 3/06/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317984

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