Statistical Calculation of the Main Reliability Functions of GaAs Concentrator III-V Solar Cells

Nuñez Mendoza, Neftali and González Ciprián, José Ramón and Vázquez López, Manuel and Espinet González, Pilar and Algora del Valle, Carlos (2011). Statistical Calculation of the Main Reliability Functions of GaAs Concentrator III-V Solar Cells. In: "37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference", 19/06/2011 - 24/06/2011, Seattle, EEUU. ISBN 978-1-4244-9966-3. pp. 2533-2536.

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Title: Statistical Calculation of the Main Reliability Functions of GaAs Concentrator III-V Solar Cells
Author/s:
  • Nuñez Mendoza, Neftali
  • González Ciprián, José Ramón
  • Vázquez López, Manuel
  • Espinet González, Pilar
  • Algora del Valle, Carlos
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Event Dates: 19/06/2011 - 24/06/2011
Event Location: Seattle, EEUU
Title of Book: Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4244-9966-3
Subjects:
Faculty: E.U.I.T. Telecomunicación (UPM)
Department: Electrónica Física
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

This paper presents some of the results of a method to determine the main reliability functions of concentrator solar cells. High concentrator GaAs single junction solar cells have been tested in an Accelerated Life Test. The method can be directly applied to multi-junction solar cells. The main conclusions of this test carried out show that these solar cells are robust devices with a very low probability of failure caused by degradation during their operation life (more than 30 years). The evaluation of the probability operation function (i.e. the reliability function R(t)) is obtained for two nominal operation conditions of these cells, namely simulated concentration ratios of 700 and 1050 suns. Preliminary determination of the Mean Time to Failure indicates a value much higher than the intended operation life time of the concentrator cells.

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Item ID: 12528
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/12528/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:12528
Official URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumb...
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 07 Aug 2012 08:08
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2016 11:48
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