Impact of bifacial photovoltaic cell characteristics on module energy yield in high-latitude locations (Conference Presentation)

Bifacial photovoltaics present a clean and cheaper alternative to diesel generators for high-latitude remote communities; however, solar cells are typically tested at 0° angle of incidence, 25°C, and AM1.5, from which high-latitude conditions vary greatly. A bifacial silicon photovoltaic cell optimized for high-latitude conditions will improve energy yield for these systems. We integrate experimentally-derived cell parameters with a systems-level model capable of fixed-tilt and tracked energy yield predictions. We optimize to find the most efficient cell design for high-latitude environments in Sentaurus and SunSolve and determine the resulting improvement in energy yield for an entire panel in MATLAB.

University of Ottawa, Arizona State University (ASU), J.L. Richards & Associates Ltd.

Mandy R. Lewis and Annie C. J. Russell and Erin M. Tonita and Christopher E. Valdivia and Joan E. Haysom and Mariana I. Bertoni and Karin Hinzer

Bifacial solar modules,Energy yield modelling,High-latitude photovoltaics,Photovoltaics

2020

3

10.1117/12.2546583

Alexandre Freundlich and Masakazu Sugiyama and Stéphane Collin

9781510633131

Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IX

31

SPIE

11275