Outdoor degradation, performance analysis and software modelling of Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) fixed to a building prototype

摘要

Here we present the analysis of eight consecutive months investigating the performance, power generation and degradation of OPV modules located in different positions at Bangor University. In order to facilitate our research a scaled-down building prototype was employed which accommodated a set of OPV modules installed on each available side (east, west, north, south and horizontal flat). All modules were encapsulated prior deployment using a technique developed at Bangor University. The output of each module was recorded and analysed over the course of two distinct seasons (summer and winter). The stability of the modules with respect to the variation in temperature and irradiance levels was investigated.