1. Photovoltaic Systems Engineering
SEC598F18
Photovoltaic Systems Engineering
Session 06
PV Systems Components
Solar Modules – Part 1
September 10, 2018

2. Session 08 content PV System Components Solar modules – fabrication
Solar modules – operation
Solar modules – reliability, lifetime, etc.

3. Learning Outcomes Introduction to module science and technology
Consideration of module performance, reliability, lifetime, and decommissioning

4. PV Systems: Solar cell I vs V
There is a relation between the current and the voltage of a solar cell:
Increasing
light

5. PV Systems: Need for the solar module
To increase the electrical power, solar cells are combined together (physically and electrically) into solar modules
6.5A, 0.6V, 4W
6.5A, 45V, 300W

6. PV Systems: Solar module I vs V
The relation between the current and
the voltage of a solar module resembles that of the single solar cell:
60 solar cell module
Increasing
light

7. PV Systems: Solar module construction
Solar cell electrical wiring
Edge view of module

8. References for Solar Modules
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie, Planning and Installing PV Systems, Chapter 2
S.Bowden and C.Honsberg, PVCDROM
S.R.Wenham, M.A.Green,M.E.Watt, R.P.Corkish, A.B.Sproul, Applied Photovoltaics, 3rd Ed., Earthscan, 2011,