NDLI: Crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules with anti-reflective coated glass

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Wohlgemuth, J. Cunningham, D. Shaner, J. Nguyen, A. Ransome, S. Artigao, A.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: BP Solar Int., Frederick, MD, USA (Wohlgemuth, J.; Cunningham, D.; Shaner, J.; Nguyen, A.)
Abstract	This paper reports on a set of experiments to determine what efficiency gain can be achieved by using AR coated glass and to evaluate the weatherability of the coatings. AR coated glass from three different vendors was evaluated by building and testing full size modules. Only one of the three vendors' glass produced consistent increases in STC efficiency on the order of 2.4 to 3%. All of the three types of coated glass successfully passed the accelerated stress tests from IEC 61215. Modules made with the glass that consistently produced STC efficiency gains were then deployed outdoors for extended time periods in order to measure the energy production. Preliminary results indicate that the energy production difference between the AR coated glass and the standard low iron glass is in excess of the gain measured at STC. A pilot run of 231 modules achieved a similar STC efficiency gain. Modules from this trial have now been deployed outdoors to in a large system to determine energy gain from the AR coated glass.
Sponsorship	IEEE Electron Devices Soc. (USA)
Starting Page	1015
Ending Page	1018
File Size	600980
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780387074
ISSN	01608371
DOI	10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488305
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-01-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Crystallization Silicon Photovoltaic systems Solar power generation Glass Testing Energy measurement Gain measurement Production Coatings
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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