Open AccessSmall-Volume Fabrication of a 144-Cell Assembly for High-Concentrating Photovoltaic Receivers
Author(s) -
Leonardo Micheli,
Eduardo F. Férnández,
Nabin Sarmah,
Senthilarasu Sundaram,
K.S. Reddy,
Tapas K. Mallick
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of solar energy engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1528-8986
pISSN - 0199-6231
DOI - 10.1115/1.4032887
Subject(s) - fabrication , reliability (semiconductor) , photovoltaic system , work (physics) , characterization (materials science) , quality (philosophy) , reliability engineering , volume (thermodynamics) , computer science , scale (ratio) , solar cell , manufacturing engineering , systems engineering , automotive engineering , process engineering , nanotechnology , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , electrical engineering , medicine , power (physics) , philosophy , physics , alternative medicine , epistemology , pathology , quantum mechanics
The Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) market is gaining attention worldwide but a lack of information on the module’s manufacturing is registered. The present work describes the challenges faced to fabricate a densely packed cell assembly for 500× CPV applications. The reasons behind the choice of components, material and processes are highlighted and all the solutions applied to overtake the problems appeared after the prototype’s production are reported. The article explains all the stages required to achieve a successful fabrication, proved by the results of quality tests and experimental investigations conducted on the prototype. A cost breakdown is reported and commented.Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC
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