Experimental performance of commercial OPV panels tested outdoor
| Autor: | Rafael A.M. Ferreira, Matheus P. Porto, Alessandro Miranda de Freitas, Rodrigo A. M. Gomes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Diffuse radiation
Test bench Materials science 060102 archaeology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Solar spectra 020209 energy Energy conversion efficiency Photovoltaic system 06 humanities and the arts 02 engineering and technology Mechanical resistance Automotive engineering 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 0601 history and archaeology Datasheet |
| Zdroj: | Renewable Energy. 135:1004-1012 |
| ISSN: | 0960-1481 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.051 |
| Popis: | This work presents the experimental performance of commercial versions of organic photovoltaic (OPV) panels. Twenty four commercialized OPV panels of two different sizes ( 2.52 × 0.52 m and 1.29 × 0.52 m) were examined. Unfortunately, the company that provides the panels does not inform the technology behind the OPV they commercialize, but it provided a datasheet. We designed an outdoor test bench to make a parallelization between the commercial technology and scientific literature. The panels were bonded over a 0.04-m-thick acrylic layer to provide mechanical resistance and a clear view of the backside. The test bench was designed to allow panel tilt angles to be varied manually. We measured the total, beam, and diffuse radiation, along with the solar spectrum and all environmental conditions. Various topologies were tested, and results of power conversion efficiency ( P C E ) are presented. P C E was approximately 2% for all OPV panels, and was nearly stable during the four months of testing. P C E provided in the datasheet is ∼ 3%, suggesting a loss of efficiency during the burn-in period. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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