Crosscutting Recombination Metrology for Expediting VOC Engineering Award Number: DE-EE0007541 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technology Office Date: 6/21/2016 Location(s): TX Office(s): Golden Field Office
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July 5, 2016
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Crosscutting Recombination Metrology for Expediting VOC Engineering
Award Number: DE-EE0007541
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technology Office
Date: 6/21/2016
Location(s): TX
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Texas State University (TSU) to develop a new metrology to measure, analyze, and optimize the output voltages of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules.
Proposed activities would include design, baseline establishment, development of mathematical methods and formulations, fabrication, data measurement and analysis, optimization of PV cells and modules. Design, baseline establishment and development of mathematical methods and procedures would be completed by TSU on campus in San Marcos, TX. Fabrication would be completed in indoor labs at the University of Toledo (UT) in Toledo, OH and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) in Golden, CO. Data measurement and analysis would be conducted by TSU on campus in San Marcos, TX to optimize mathematical methods and procedures and would then be delivered to UT and NREL for optimization of fabrication conditions. The facilities in which lab work would occur are purpose-built for the types of activities being proposed; therefore, no adverse impacts to sensitive resources are expected as a result of the proposed project. No change in the use, mission or operation of existing facilities would arise out of this effort. The facilities have all applicable permits in place, and would not need additional permits for the proposed activities.