Contribución al modelado del comportamiento eléctrico en exterior de módulos fotovoltaicos de capa delgada

Abstract

The present PhD thesis deepens into modelling outdoor electrical performance on thin film photovoltaic modules, in order to improve the understanding that already exists about the state of the art in this field. One of the research lines was focused on the spectral characterisation of the incident irradiation of the site. Additionally, the impact of the spectrum shape and the temperature of the module over its performance ratio was evaluated for each tested thin film photovoltaic technology. Then, spectral effects were assessed and quantified for the four thin film technologies under study in terms of different timeframes. Thus, it was concluded that the spectral effects are mitigated during long integration periods. Indeed, the annual spectral effects may be neglected for the four considered photovoltaic technologies in tempered and sunny inland climates in practical terms. Last, simple analytical methods are proposed and statistically validated in order to estimate the electrical outdoor performance -maximum power delivered and annual energy produced- of thin film photovoltaic modules in locations with a nontropical, tempered and inland climate, with relevant and sound results.