TY - JOUR
T1 - Module structure for an organic photovoltaic device
AU - Kang, Nam Su
AU - Ju, Byeong Kwon
AU - Yu, Jae Woong
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( 2010–0007122 ).
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The influence of module design on the performance of OPV modules was studied, especially longitudinal partition effects. Two different module designs were used, one with wider cells (8 mm) and one with narrower cells(3.7 mm).The narrow structure had a current extraction metal sub-electrode in the middle of the module, and a tandem series connection of 4 or 5 cells was used for a fixed total module area. The current density, fill factor, shunt resistance, and power conversion efficiency of the narrow cells were higher than those of the wide cells with a comparable length-to-width ratio. As the longitudinal partitioning of a cell increases, the performance of the device increases. However, the effective active area of the module decreases, so the total power output will decrease. The optimum length-to-width ratio of wide or narrow cells is between 16 and 18.
AB - The influence of module design on the performance of OPV modules was studied, especially longitudinal partition effects. Two different module designs were used, one with wider cells (8 mm) and one with narrower cells(3.7 mm).The narrow structure had a current extraction metal sub-electrode in the middle of the module, and a tandem series connection of 4 or 5 cells was used for a fixed total module area. The current density, fill factor, shunt resistance, and power conversion efficiency of the narrow cells were higher than those of the wide cells with a comparable length-to-width ratio. As the longitudinal partitioning of a cell increases, the performance of the device increases. However, the effective active area of the module decreases, so the total power output will decrease. The optimum length-to-width ratio of wide or narrow cells is between 16 and 18.
KW - Factor
KW - Fill
KW - Module
KW - Organic photovoltaic
KW - Polymer solar cell
KW - Shunt resistance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.009
DO - 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84878830089
VL - 116
SP - 219
EP - 223
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
SN - 0927-0248
ER -
