Cost analysis of thin film tandem solar cells using real world energy yield modelling
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Ahangharnejhad, Ramez Hosseinian; Phillips, Adam B; Celik, Ilke; Song, Zhaoning; Yan, Yanfa; Heben, Michael J
- Source
- 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019 IEEE 46th. :1260-1263 Jun, 2019
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Multi-junction photovoltaics
- Language
Tandem photovoltaic (PV) cells with higher efficiency limits than current market dominated crystalline silicon PV devices are poised to be the next generation of solar cells. In this study we focus on analysis of perovskite/Cu(In x Ga 1-x )Se 2 tandem solar cells in the context of real-world conditions. Using material properties and the most recently updated atmospheric data we simulate the device energy yield for locations with different climate conditions. We use the resultant data in calculating module levelized cost and analyze the conditions under which using different forms of tracking become the cost-effective approach at each location.