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Recovery behavior in amorphous silicon solar module at low temperature

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Abstract

Electrical performance of a light-induced degraded amorphous thin film (a-Si:H) module was investigated at various recovery temperature ranging from 25 to 65°C. Fill factor (FF) was proposed to describe the module performance due to its sensitivity to the resistance characteristics of module and environment parameters. The ground state of the a-Si:H module was 59.1% in fill factor, while an exponential increase in FF finally leaded to a saturated state around 60.6% with the increasing module temperature. Obviously, it is suggested that the recovery behavior of a-Si:H module occurs when heating up the module, and the performance itself is influenced by annealing parameters. Yet, a further assessment of the electrical parameters indicated that the increase of the FF was mainly dominated by the decrease of the series resistance (Rs).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Pages486-488
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: 7 Jun 200912 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Conference

Conference2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Period7/06/0912/06/09

Keywords

  • Amorphous thin film
  • Exponential behavior
  • Fill factor
  • Series resistance

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