OSI - One Step Interconnect for Thin Film PV Modules

OSI - 薄膜光伏模块的一步互连

• 批准号: EP/N508433/1
• 负责人: John Walls
• 金额: $ 27.75万
• 依托单位: Loughborough University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN508433%2F1
• 关键词: OSI; Step; Interconnect; Thin; Film

The market for photovoltaic (PV) modules has expanded dramatically from 6.4GW in 2009 to 37GW in 2013. PV demand ispoised for explosive growth to reach 49GW in 2014, and is forecast to reach up to 100GW by 2018. This end-marketgrowth is projected to increase annual PV module revenues, which are forecast to reach US$50 billion in 2018. Despitebeing severely hampered by overcapacity and declining operating margins during 2012 and 2013, the PV industry still grew34% over this two-year period. Thin film PV has approximately a 10% market share and has inherent cost advantages,especially in the development of utility scale installations. As part of the manufacturing process, it is necessary tointerconnect gridded areas of the PV module to form long series connected PV regions. In this project, the interconnect willbe achieved using a new laser ablation/inkjet process that works at speeds of up to 3m/sec. This will radically change theway modules are produced by reducing complexity and cost of manufacture. The sales target for this new process is>$10m per annum with attractive ongoing sales of specialist inks. The primary objective is to develop the OSI process andmaterials for semi-transparent perovskite for Building Integrated PV glazing applications, a very promising market. Thesecondary and tertiary objectives are to develop the process and materials for CIGS and CZTS, respectively.

The market for photovoltaic (PV) modules has expanded dramatically from 6.4GW in 2009 to 37GW in 2013. PV demand ispoised for explosive growth to reach 49GW in 2014, and is forecast to reach up to 100GW by 2018. This end-marketgrowth is projected to increase annual PV module revenues, which are forecast to reach US$50 billion in 2018. Despitebeing在2012年和2013年期间，PV行业在这两年期间仍然受到了34％的股份，受到了过度产能和运营利润率的严重阻碍。 Thin Film PV的市场份额约为10％，并且具有固有的成本优势，尤其是在公用事业规模安装的开发中。作为制造过程的一部分，有必要在PV模块的网格区域内形成长串联的PV区域。在这个项目中，使用新的激光消融/喷墨过程实现了互连，该过程以高达3m/sec的速度工作。这将通过降低复杂性和制造成本来产生从根本上改变路径模块。这个新过程的销售目标是每年> 1000万美元，而专家墨水的持续销售有吸引力。主要目的是开发OSI过程和材料，用于半透明的钙钛矿，以构建一个非常有前途的市场。第三级和第三级目标分别为CIG和CZTS开发过程和材料。

项目成果

Cadmium chloride assisted re-crystallisation of CdTe: The effect on the CdS window layer

• DOI: 10.1557/opl.2015.177
• 发表时间: 2015
• 期刊: MRS Proceedings
• 作者: A. Abbas;P. Kamiński;G. West;K. Barth;W. Sampath;J. Bowers;J. Walls

High-Efficiency Nanoparticle Solution-Processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 Solar Cells

高效纳米颗粒溶液加工的 Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 太阳能电池

• DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2017.2762581
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
• 影响因子: 3
• 作者: Eeles A

The effect of a post-activation annealing treatment on thin film cdte device performance

• DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2015.7356441
• 发表时间: 2015-01-01
• 期刊: 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC). Proceedings
• 作者: Abbas, A.;Swanson, D.;Walls, J. M.
• 通讯作者: Walls, J. M.

Analysis and optimisation of the glass/TCO/MZO stack for thin film CdTe solar cells

• DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.07.019
• 发表时间: 2018-12-01
• 期刊: SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
• 影响因子: 6.9
• 作者: Bittau, Francesco;Potamialis, Christos;Walls, John M.
• 通讯作者: Walls, John M.

Large Area 3D Elemental Mapping of a MgZnO/CdTe Solar Cell with Correlative EBSD Measurements

具有相关 EBSD 测量的 MgZnO/CdTe 太阳能电池的大面积 3D 元素测绘

• DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547876
• 发表时间: 2018
• 作者: Fiducia T