Comparison of the Efficiency of Polycrystalline and Thin-Film Photovoltaic Outdoors

M. Almadhhachi, I. Seres and I. Farkas
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M. Almadhhachi: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
I. Seres: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
I. Farkas: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary

European Journal of Energy Research, 2022, vol. 2, issue 2, 9-12

Abstract: In this paper, a comparison was made between two types of PV modules widely used in the market: polycrystalline and thin-film (both of them are silicon-based manufacturing) to identify the variables and parameters affecting the efficiency of solar cells. The efficiency of polycrystalline is higher than thin-film, although the open circuit voltage is more affected by solar radiation. The comparison was made in Gödöllő in Hungary, characterized by a moderate climate temperature and humidity on a partly cloudy day to study the effect of clouds and the change in the amount of solar radiation on solar cells. The flexible feature of thin-film cells can be used in many applications, especially those related to covering surfaces, as it is considered thin-layer and does not require an expensive metal structure to install. All these variables were calculated and discussed. The difference between the efficiency of polycrystalline and thin-film modules was a small percentage ranging between (-0.2% to 0.5%). This difference comes from the manufacturing technology method and the manufacturing quality itself.

Keywords: Solar cell; polycrystalline; PV module; PV technology; thin-film (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejenergy.2022.2.2.43

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