Monocrystalline Solar Cell

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[edit] General Description

Monocrystalline Solar Cells are the most efficient commercially available single layer photovoltaic device yet developed. They consist of a single crystal of very pure silicon that is sliced into thin sheets. Monocrystalline panels are very efficient, but suffer from several drawbacks in that they perform poorly when heated or when the angle of solar incidence is high. Due to the difficulty of growing single silicon crystals, they are also very expensive.

[edit] Properties of Monocrystalline Solar Cell Units

The panel type of Monocrystalline Solar Cell Units is Monocrystalline.

The packing factor is 0.9[1].

The solar cell efficiency is 0.14[2].

The efficiency improvement rate is 0.03 per year [3].

The solar panel degradation rate of the solar cell is 0.005 per year [4].

The cost per installed Watt is $12.5/Watt for the Sydney metropolitan area [3].

The cost decrease rate is 0.04 per year [5].

The operation cost per Watt is $0.02 per year [3].

The replacement period for monocrystalline solar cells is approximately 20 years [6].

The embedded pollution is 0.053kg/kWh [5].

For the purposes of the MEFL study, the following zone energy output for the MEFL monocrsytalline solar cell, where the zone is based on levels of insolation and factored for the efficiency of the panel, is (1,2,3,4)(EnergyOutput)(1.622,1.536,1.382,1.185) [4].

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Solar array trades between very high-efficiency multi-junction and Si space solar cells
  2. ↑ The Solar Panels Book Website
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matthew Sullivan
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Solar Model 2008
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 SolarBuzz
  6. ↑ Solar Cell Supply Chain
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Facts about Monocrystalline Solar CellRDF feed
CapitalCost(AudPerWatt)12.5  +
CiteSolar array trades between very high-efficiency multi-junction and Si space solar cells  +, The Solar Panels Book Website  +, Matthew Sullivan  +, Solar Model 2008  +, SolarBuzz  +, and Solar Cell Supply Chain  +
CostDecreaseRate(PercentPerYear)0.04  +
DegradationRate(PercentPerYear)0.005  +
EfficiencyImprovementRate(PercentPerYear)0.03  +
EmbeddedPollution(KilogramPerWatt)0.053  +
OperationCost(AudPerWatt)0.02  +
PackingFactor(Percent)0.9  +
PanelTypeMonocrystalline  +
RawEfficiency(Percent)0.14  +
ReplacementPeriod(Years)20  +
ZoneEnergyOutput(MegaWattHourPerKiloWattPerYear)(1,2,3,4)(EnergyOutput)(1.622,1.536,1.382,1.185)  +