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Reliability improvement in III-V concentrator solar cells by means of perimeter protection
Year:2010
Research Areas
  • Electronic technology and of the communications
Information
Abstract
This paper presents the evolution in the strategy to assess the reliability of III-V solar cells and a new thermal ageing test carried out over GaAs single junction solar cells at three different temperatures (130, 150 and 170ºC). The perimeter of the solar cells has been protected with silicone, which seems to be an effective way of enhancing the reliability of the solar cells. A preliminary analysis of the results indicates a mean time to failure (MTTF) one order of magnitude larger than the one obtained in a previous thermal test with the perimeter uncoated.
International
Si
Congress
6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems
960
Place
Friburgo (Alemania)
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-7354-0827-2
Start Date
07/04/2010
End Date
09/04/2010
From page
221
To page
224
6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Semiconductores III-V
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar