کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
252194 502955 2013 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A multi-physics and multi-scale numerical approach to microcracking and power-loss in photovoltaic modules
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی عمران و سازه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A multi-physics and multi-scale numerical approach to microcracking and power-loss in photovoltaic modules
چکیده انگلیسی

A multi-physics and multi-scale computational approach is proposed in the present work to study the evolution of microcracking in polycrystalline Silicon (Si) solar cells composing photovoltaic (PV) modules. Coupling between the elastic and the electric fields is provided according to an equivalent circuit model for the PV module where the electrically inactive area is determined from the analysis of the microcrack pattern. The structural scale of the PV laminate (the macro-model) is coupled to the scale of the polycrystals (the micro-model) using a multiscale nonlinear finite element approach where the macro-scale displacements of the Si cell borders are used as boundary conditions for the micro-model. Intergranular cracking in the Si cell is simulated using a nonlinear fracture mechanics cohesive zone model (CZM). A case-study shows the potentiality of the method, in particular as regards the analysis of the microcrack orientation and distribution, as well as of the effect of cracking on the electric characteristics of the PV module.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Composite Structures - Volume 95, January 2013, Pages 630–638
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