摘要
The development of automatic tracking solar concentrator photovoltaic systems is currently attracting growing interest.High concentration photovoltaic systems(HCPVs)combining triple-junction InGaP/lnGaAs/Ge solar cells with a concentrator provide high conversion efficiencies.The mathematical model for triple-junction solar cells,having a higher efficiency and superior temperature characteristics,was established based on the one-diode equivalent circuit cell model.A paraboloidal concentrator with a secondary optic system and a concentration ratio in the range of 100X–150X along with a sun tracking system was developed in this study.The GaInP/GalnAs/Ge triple-junction solar cell,produced by AZUR SPACE Solar Power,was also used in this study.The solar cells produced by Shanghai Solar Youth Energy(SY)and Shenzhen Yinshengsheng Technology Co.Ltd.(YXS)were used as comparison samples in a further comparative study at different concentration ratios(200X–1000X).A detailed analysis on the factors that influence the electrical output characteristics of the InGaP/lnGaAs/Ge solar cell was conducted with a dish-style concentrating photovoltaic system.The results show that the short-circuit current(Isc)and the open-circuit voltage(Voc)of multi-junction solar cells increases with the increasing concentration ratio,while the cell efficiency(ηc)of the solar cells increases first and then decreases with increasing concentration ratio.With increasing solar cell temperature,Isc increases,while Voc andηc decrease.A comparison of the experimental and simulation results indicate that the maximum root mean square error is less than 10%,which provides a certain theoretical basis for the study of the characteristics of triple-junction solar cell that can be applied in the analysis and discussion regarding the influence of the relevant parameters on the performance of high concentration photovoltaic systems.
基金
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51606126 and 51676129)
the Capacity Building Plan for Some Non-military Universities and Colleges of Shanghai Scientific Committee(Grant No.18060502600)
the Open Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer in Power Engineering.
