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21 August 2020 In-situ testing of organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules to examine modes of degradation in an arid-hot climate
Manuelito Chief, Kyle Boyer, Kelly Simmons-Potter
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Proceedings Volume 11474, Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XXI; 114741O (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568685
Event: SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, 2020, Online Only
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The AzRISE-TEP Solar Test Yard is a 600-module capacity test bed that provides the environment for in-situ testing of PV module performance, with real-time data collection of module power production and local weather conditions. This work involves the examination of flexible, semi-transparent, organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules in an outdoor testing environment to study degradation in the hot, arid, Tucson, AZ climate. The work reports on changes in the I-V performance and efficiency of a string of two OPV modules in order to estimate degradation experienced by the OPV modules. The study finds that the module string under test dropped to below 80% of its initial power conversion efficiency (PCE) after 54.58 days, and predicts that the PCE will drop below 50% of its initial state after 114.53 days from deployment.
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Manuelito Chief, Kyle Boyer, and Kelly Simmons-Potter "In-situ testing of organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules to examine modes of degradation in an arid-hot climate", Proc. SPIE 11474, Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XXI, 114741O (21 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568685
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Organic photovoltaics
Ultraviolet radiation
Oxidation
Solar cells
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