Index
343
Faiman model, 254
Feed-in tariff, 322
Fill Factor (FF), 50, 56
Flexibility, 332
Float glass, 206
Floating PV, 12, 290, 328
Floating solar systems, 289
Frame, 231
From power rating to energy rating, 250
G
Gap states, 145
Gettering, 182
Glass/foil, 226
Glass/foil modules, 234
Glass/glass, 226
Glass/glass structures, 234
Global electricity consumption, 3
Global horizontal irradiance, 258
Global normal irradiance, 258
Grid-connected, 285
Grid-connected system, 312, 321
Grid integration, 331
Grid-parity, 325
Ground-mounted, 7
Ground-mounted PV, 286
Ground-mounted systems, 322
Ground surfaces, 24
H
Half-cell modules, 232
Halogen lamps, 26
Heating/cooling, 1
Heterojunction c-Si modules, 64
Hetero-junctions, 199
High electron affinity, 208
Higher temperatures, 58
High performance multi crystalline technology, 106
Hot spots, 224, 271
Hydrogen, 113, 116, 143, 174, 182, 188
Hydrogen atoms, 140
Hydrogen dilution ratio, 158
I
Ice, 23
IEC 61215, 242
III-V multi-junction solar cells, 4
Illuminance, 27
Imperfections of the solar cell, 65
Impurities, 144
Inclined roofs, 318
Indirect gap, 40
Indirect transitions, 77
Indoor light conditions, 70
Indoor lighting, 25, 69, 146
Indoor use, 156
Infant failures, 267
Infrastructures, 299
In-plane diffuse irradiance, 259
In-plane global irradiance, 251
In-plane spectral irradiance, 258
Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC), 221
Interface, 146
Internal Quantum Efficiency (IQE), 67
Intrinsic amorphous silicon, 146
Introduction, 249
Inverter efficiency, 265
Investment costs, 324
Ionomer, 229, 230
Irradiance, 29
Irradiation, 29
Irreversible failure modes, 266, 267, 269,
271
J
Junction box, 232
L
Lamination, 236
Lamps, 26
Laser scribing, 150
Latitudes, 22
Law of mass action, 177
Lead-acid battery, 310
Learning curve, 6
Learning rate, 324
LED, 26
Levelized cost of electricity, 324
Life cycle analysis, 333
Life cycle inventories, 333
Lifetime, 88, 103, 181, 240
Lifetime of the lead-acid batteries, 310
Light and Elevated Temperature Induced
Degradation (LETID), 182, 273
Light Induced Degradation (LID), 182, 272
Light intensity, 76
Light-trapping schemes, 151
Li-ion batteries, 310
Local grid, 314
Longitudes, 22
Long-range order, 141
Low-level light conditions, 25
343
Faiman model, 254
Feed-in tariff, 322
Fill Factor (FF), 50, 56
Flexibility, 332
Float glass, 206
Floating PV, 12, 290, 328
Floating solar systems, 289
Frame, 231
From power rating to energy rating, 250
G
Gap states, 145
Gettering, 182
Glass/foil, 226
Glass/foil modules, 234
Glass/glass, 226
Glass/glass structures, 234
Global electricity consumption, 3
Global horizontal irradiance, 258
Global normal irradiance, 258
Grid-connected, 285
Grid-connected system, 312, 321
Grid integration, 331
Grid-parity, 325
Ground-mounted, 7
Ground-mounted PV, 286
Ground-mounted systems, 322
Ground surfaces, 24
H
Half-cell modules, 232
Halogen lamps, 26
Heating/cooling, 1
Heterojunction c-Si modules, 64
Hetero-junctions, 199
High electron affinity, 208
Higher temperatures, 58
High performance multi crystalline technology, 106
Hot spots, 224, 271
Hydrogen, 113, 116, 143, 174, 182, 188
Hydrogen atoms, 140
Hydrogen dilution ratio, 158
I
Ice, 23
IEC 61215, 242
III-V multi-junction solar cells, 4
Illuminance, 27
Imperfections of the solar cell, 65
Impurities, 144
Inclined roofs, 318
Indirect gap, 40
Indirect transitions, 77
Indoor light conditions, 70
Indoor lighting, 25, 69, 146
Indoor use, 156
Infant failures, 267
Infrastructures, 299
In-plane diffuse irradiance, 259
In-plane global irradiance, 251
In-plane spectral irradiance, 258
Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC), 221
Interface, 146
Internal Quantum Efficiency (IQE), 67
Intrinsic amorphous silicon, 146
Introduction, 249
Inverter efficiency, 265
Investment costs, 324
Ionomer, 229, 230
Irradiance, 29
Irradiation, 29
Irreversible failure modes, 266, 267, 269,
271
J
Junction box, 232
L
Lamination, 236
Lamps, 26
Laser scribing, 150
Latitudes, 22
Law of mass action, 177
Lead-acid battery, 310
Learning curve, 6
Learning rate, 324
LED, 26
Levelized cost of electricity, 324
Life cycle analysis, 333
Life cycle inventories, 333
Lifetime, 88, 103, 181, 240
Lifetime of the lead-acid batteries, 310
Light and Elevated Temperature Induced
Degradation (LETID), 182, 273
Light Induced Degradation (LID), 182, 272
Light intensity, 76
Light-trapping schemes, 151
Li-ion batteries, 310
Local grid, 314
Longitudes, 22
Long-range order, 141
Low-level light conditions, 25