Long term outdoor testing of two different thin film pv modules in Ankara Turkey

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2016-09-21

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Özden, Talat
Akınoğlu, Bülent Gültekin
Turan, Raşit

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Degradation of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in the long term is very important in transition to new energy policies by using renewables. Thin film solar cells are used commercially almost worldwide. In this context, we tested two different solar PV modules of copper indium gallium selenide and amorphous silicon thin film for four years. We used anisotropic sky model to calculate the solar irradiation input to the tilted modules and reached monthly performances, namely the efficiency and performance ratio. Using these quantified performances, we reached the degradation rates of the modules. We compared and discussed the results of these analyses and also compared with the degradation rates of the similar modules appeared in the literature. The results can be used by the producers, investors, decision makers and researchers.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87623

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9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, 21 September 2016

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T. Özden, B. G. Akınoğlu, and R. Turan, “Long term outdoor testing of two different thin film pv modules in Ankara Turkey,” presented at the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, 21 September 2016, Kayseri, Turkey, 2016, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87623.