Abstract
AbstractCopper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is a commercialized, high-efficiency thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology. The state-of-the-art energy yield models for this technology have a significant normalized root mean square error (nRMSE) on power estimation: De Soto model—26.7%; PVsyst model—12%. In this work, we propose a physics-based electrical model for CIGS technology which can be used for system-level energy yield simulations by people across the PV value chain. The model was developed by considering models of significant electrical current pathways from literature and adapting it for the system-level simulation. We improved it further by incorporating temperature and irradiance dependence of parameters through characterisation at various operating conditions. We also devised a module level, non-destructive characterization strategy based on readily available measurement equipment to obtain the model parameters. The model was validated using the measurements from multiple commercial modules and has a significantly lower power estimation nRMSE of 1.2%.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,General Materials Science
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