Effect of Different Photovoltaic Materials on Energetic and Exergetic Performance of Photovoltaic Thermal Arrays

C.S Rajoria,Pankaj Kumar Gupta,Sanjay Agrawal,G.N Tiwari,D Singh

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20179501006

Abstract

The study presents the effect of packing factor of Photovoltaic (PV) module on the room temperature, cell temperature and efficiency of a proposed Building Integrated Semi-transparent Photovoltaic Thermal (BiSPVT) and Building Integrated Opaque Photovoltaic Thermal (BiOPVT) systems with duct mounted on the roof of the building. Different PV materials like mono-crystalline silicon (m-Si), amorphous silicon (a-Si), poly-crystalline silicon (p-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium selenide (CIS) and hetero-junction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) have been considered in the analysis under the cold climatic condition of India. Since Srinagar (India) has the cold climatic condition, therefore, its climatic data has been considered in the present analysis.

Highlights

The current energy scenario is gradually shifting towards non-conventional sources of energy and is going to be a main substitute for fossil fuels in the coming years for their clean and renewable nature
Shortage and high price of silicon PV modules are the main reasons for many solar cell manufacturers to seek alternative raw materials like thin film and multi junction technologies, [8].The present study extends the research for other type of PV modules (i) mono-crystalline silicon (m-Si), (ii) poly-crystalline silicon (p-Si), (iii) amorphous silicon (a-Si), (iv) cadmium telluride (CdTe), (v) copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), and (vi) a heterojunction comprised of a thin a-Si PV cell on top of acrystalline silicon (c-Si) cell (HIT), [9,10]
In m-Si and p-Si, packing factor of a PV module can be varied by varying the area of PV cells for a given area of PV module, which has been shown in Figure 1 (a) and (b)

Summary

Introduction

The current energy scenario is gradually shifting towards non-conventional sources of energy and is going to be a main substitute for fossil fuels in the coming years for their clean and renewable nature. Shortage and high price of silicon PV modules are the main reasons for many solar cell manufacturers to seek alternative raw materials like thin film and multi junction technologies, [8].The present study extends the research for other type of PV modules (i) m-Si, (ii) p-Si, (iii) amorphous silicon (a-Si), (iv) cadmium telluride (CdTe), (v) copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), and (vi) a heterojunction comprised of a thin a-Si PV cell on top of acrystalline silicon (c-Si) cell (HIT), [9,10]. In m-Si and p-Si, packing factor of a PV module can be varied by varying the area of PV cells for a given area of PV module, which has been shown in Figure 1 (a) and (b). (c) Figure 1. (a): Photograph of a 75 W, PV module with a cell area of 0.0139 m2 (b) Photograph of a 37 W, PV module with a cell area of 0.0069 m2 (c) Proposed design of thin film PV with glass

Identification of problem

For semi-transparent PV module

Results and Discussion

Conclusions