Solution for Predictive Physical Modeling in CdTe and Other Thin-Film PV Technologies Award Number: DE-EE0007536 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technology Office Date: 8/2/2016 Location(s): AZ Office(s): Golden Field Office
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Solution for Predictive Physical Modeling in CdTe and Other Thin-Film PV Technologies
Award Number: DE-EE0007536
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technology Office
Date: 8/2/2016
Location(s): AZ
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Arizona State University (ASU) to develop and experimentally verify a software package equipped with advanced physical models for explaining and predicting performance of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) and other thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) devices.
Activities associated with the proposed project would include development of a theoretical model, design and development of numerical infrastructure and a simulation tool for modeling TFPV, and verification of the package using experimental data. Physical and mathematical model development would take place at ASU in Tempe, AZ; First Solar in Perrysburg, OH; and San Jose State University in San Jose, CA. Software design and development would occur at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Experimental efforts would be performed at First Solar.