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Summary & Conclusions
 CIGS devices exhibit metastabilities and
performance changes with continuous
light exposure, or light soaking.
 We used an indoor continuous solar
simulator to expose three commercially
available CIGS modules to 16 simulated
day/night cycles while investigating
performance changes in the modules.
 We observed an initial increase in
efficiency on the order of ~3-5% during
the first 1-2 hours of each illumination
cycle in all three modules.
 The time for relaxation to a low-efficiency
state in the dark was found to be ~3-16
hours.
 We investigated temperature coefficients
of the three modules, and determined that
one of the modules would produce ~3-5%
less power output at normal operating
temperatures than would be expected
based on its data sheet Pmax temperature
coefficient.
Light Soaking Measurements of Commercially Available CIGS Modules
Lawrence Dunn and Michael Gostein
Atonometrics, Inc., Austin, TX 78757, USA
Experimental Details
Modules Three commercially available CIGS
modules from three different
manufacturers.
Light
Exposure
Atonometrics Continuous Solar
Simulator Chamber.
Light
Intensity
1000 W/m2
+/- 10%
I-V I-V curves recorded every 10 min (&
every 1 min during temperature ramps).
Modules held at MPP in between I-V.
Experiment 1 Day/night cycle simulation.
8 hours light + 16 hours dark.
Repeated cycle 16 times.
Experiment 2 Dark relaxation period investigation.
Similar to Exp. 1 but varying dark
period from 1 to 9 hours.
Continuous Solar Simulator Chamber
With Integrated I-V Measurement
Experiment 1 Results
Temperature Coefficients Over 16-Day Test
Fig. 1. Example of normalized extracted parameters
for a series of I-V curves with the linear fits used to extract
the corresponding temperature coefficients.
Fig. 2. Absolute deviations, in %/°C, of Voc temp.
coeffs. from the temp. coeffs. measured on Day 1 for each
module. Note that the data sheet values of the Voc temp.
coeffs. of each module were on the order of -0.3 %/°C
to -0.4 %/°C.
Fig. 3. Absolute deviations, in %/°C, of Isc temp.
coeffs. from the temp. coeffs. measured on Day 1 for each
module. Note that the data sheet values of the Isc temp.
coeffs. of each module were on the order of 0.01 %/°C.
Fig. 4. Absolute deviations, in %/°C, of
Pmax/efficiency temp. coeffs. from the temp. coeffs.
measured on Day 1 for each module. Note that the data
sheet values of the Pmax/efficiency temp. coeffs. of each
module were on the order of -0.3 %/°C to -0.45 %/°C.
Measured Temperature Coefficients
Compared to Data Sheet Values
Fig. 5. Whisker-box plot showing the absolute
difference between the measured Voc temp. coeffs. and
values from the modules’ data sheets. See notes below on
plot interpretation.
Fig.6. Whisker-box plot showing the absolute difference
between the measured Isc temp. coeffs. and values from the
modules’ data sheets. See notes below on plot
interpretation.
Fig. 7 Whisker-box plot showing the absolute difference
between the extracted Pmax/Efficiency temp. coeffs. and the
data sheet values. See notes below on plot interpretation.
 Note significant discrepancy from data sheet value for
Pmax temp. coeff. for Module 1 (Fig. 7).
Whisker-box plot interpretation:
 The upper and lower limits of the boxes shown indicate
the upper and lower limits of the second and third
quartiles of the measured data, respectively (i.e., 50% of
the collected data points lie within each box).
 The center of each box indicates the median value.
 The upper and lower limits of the vertical lines drawn
through each box indicate the maximum and minimum
measured values, respectively.
Efficiency Changes with Light Soaking
Fig. 8. Efficiency plotted as a function of time. The
spaces between data indicate the time the modules were kept
in the dark. Note that two y-axes have been used for clarity.
Data for Modules 1 and 2 correspond to the left y-axis. Data
for Module 3 correspond to the right y-axis.
Fig. 9. Relative response of Module 3 to light exposure
on the 8th
day of Experiment 1. Dashed lines have been
added here to the Pmax/efficiency, Isc, Voc, and FF data to
guide the eye.
Experiment 2 Results
Dark Relaxation Time
Fig. 10. Efficiency plotted as a function of time. The
spaces between data indicate the time the modules were kept
in the dark. The amount of time of each period in the dark is
indicated by the text on the graph. Note that Module 2
begins exhibiting a pronounced increase in efficiency with
initial light exposure after 3 hours in the dark.
References
[1] M. Gostein and L. Dunn, “Light Soaking Effects on Photovoltaic Modules: Overview and Literature Review,” in 37th IEEE Photovolatic
Specialists Conference, Seattle, WA, 2011.
[2] J. A. del Cueto, S. Rummel, B. Kroposki, C. Osterwald, and A. Anderberg, “Stability of CIS/CIGS Modules at the Outdoor Test Facility
over Two Decades,” in 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2008.
[3] T. Yanagisawa and T. Kojima, “Behavior of a CuInSe2 solar module under light irradiation in light/dark cycle tests,” Solar Energy
Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 83–87, Apr. 2003.
[4] T. Yanagisawa and T. Kojima, “The stability of the CuInSe2 solar mini-module I-V characteristics under continuous and light/dark
irradiation cycle tests,” Microelectronics Reliability, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 503–507, Mar. 2003.

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CIGS PV Module Light Soaking Effects

  • 1. Summary & Conclusions  CIGS devices exhibit metastabilities and performance changes with continuous light exposure, or light soaking.  We used an indoor continuous solar simulator to expose three commercially available CIGS modules to 16 simulated day/night cycles while investigating performance changes in the modules.  We observed an initial increase in efficiency on the order of ~3-5% during the first 1-2 hours of each illumination cycle in all three modules.  The time for relaxation to a low-efficiency state in the dark was found to be ~3-16 hours.  We investigated temperature coefficients of the three modules, and determined that one of the modules would produce ~3-5% less power output at normal operating temperatures than would be expected based on its data sheet Pmax temperature coefficient. Light Soaking Measurements of Commercially Available CIGS Modules Lawrence Dunn and Michael Gostein Atonometrics, Inc., Austin, TX 78757, USA Experimental Details Modules Three commercially available CIGS modules from three different manufacturers. Light Exposure Atonometrics Continuous Solar Simulator Chamber. Light Intensity 1000 W/m2 +/- 10% I-V I-V curves recorded every 10 min (& every 1 min during temperature ramps). Modules held at MPP in between I-V. Experiment 1 Day/night cycle simulation. 8 hours light + 16 hours dark. Repeated cycle 16 times. Experiment 2 Dark relaxation period investigation. Similar to Exp. 1 but varying dark period from 1 to 9 hours. Continuous Solar Simulator Chamber With Integrated I-V Measurement Experiment 1 Results Temperature Coefficients Over 16-Day Test Fig. 1. Example of normalized extracted parameters for a series of I-V curves with the linear fits used to extract the corresponding temperature coefficients. Fig. 2. Absolute deviations, in %/°C, of Voc temp. coeffs. from the temp. coeffs. measured on Day 1 for each module. Note that the data sheet values of the Voc temp. coeffs. of each module were on the order of -0.3 %/°C to -0.4 %/°C. Fig. 3. Absolute deviations, in %/°C, of Isc temp. coeffs. from the temp. coeffs. measured on Day 1 for each module. Note that the data sheet values of the Isc temp. coeffs. of each module were on the order of 0.01 %/°C. Fig. 4. Absolute deviations, in %/°C, of Pmax/efficiency temp. coeffs. from the temp. coeffs. measured on Day 1 for each module. Note that the data sheet values of the Pmax/efficiency temp. coeffs. of each module were on the order of -0.3 %/°C to -0.45 %/°C. Measured Temperature Coefficients Compared to Data Sheet Values Fig. 5. Whisker-box plot showing the absolute difference between the measured Voc temp. coeffs. and values from the modules’ data sheets. See notes below on plot interpretation. Fig.6. Whisker-box plot showing the absolute difference between the measured Isc temp. coeffs. and values from the modules’ data sheets. See notes below on plot interpretation. Fig. 7 Whisker-box plot showing the absolute difference between the extracted Pmax/Efficiency temp. coeffs. and the data sheet values. See notes below on plot interpretation.  Note significant discrepancy from data sheet value for Pmax temp. coeff. for Module 1 (Fig. 7). Whisker-box plot interpretation:  The upper and lower limits of the boxes shown indicate the upper and lower limits of the second and third quartiles of the measured data, respectively (i.e., 50% of the collected data points lie within each box).  The center of each box indicates the median value.  The upper and lower limits of the vertical lines drawn through each box indicate the maximum and minimum measured values, respectively. Efficiency Changes with Light Soaking Fig. 8. Efficiency plotted as a function of time. The spaces between data indicate the time the modules were kept in the dark. Note that two y-axes have been used for clarity. Data for Modules 1 and 2 correspond to the left y-axis. Data for Module 3 correspond to the right y-axis. Fig. 9. Relative response of Module 3 to light exposure on the 8th day of Experiment 1. Dashed lines have been added here to the Pmax/efficiency, Isc, Voc, and FF data to guide the eye. Experiment 2 Results Dark Relaxation Time Fig. 10. Efficiency plotted as a function of time. The spaces between data indicate the time the modules were kept in the dark. The amount of time of each period in the dark is indicated by the text on the graph. Note that Module 2 begins exhibiting a pronounced increase in efficiency with initial light exposure after 3 hours in the dark. References [1] M. Gostein and L. Dunn, “Light Soaking Effects on Photovoltaic Modules: Overview and Literature Review,” in 37th IEEE Photovolatic Specialists Conference, Seattle, WA, 2011. [2] J. A. del Cueto, S. Rummel, B. Kroposki, C. Osterwald, and A. Anderberg, “Stability of CIS/CIGS Modules at the Outdoor Test Facility over Two Decades,” in 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2008. [3] T. Yanagisawa and T. Kojima, “Behavior of a CuInSe2 solar module under light irradiation in light/dark cycle tests,” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 83–87, Apr. 2003. [4] T. Yanagisawa and T. Kojima, “The stability of the CuInSe2 solar mini-module I-V characteristics under continuous and light/dark irradiation cycle tests,” Microelectronics Reliability, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 503–507, Mar. 2003.