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Photovoltaic Architecture program, 30 small-scale PV systems, domestic
Photovoltaic Architecture projects, 30 applications. See Small-scale PV
Photovoltaics (PVs) systems, domestic applications
array, 334 solar cell construction
automotive applications, 255 electrical losses, 175
carrier generation, 153 optical losses, 172
carrier recombination PV cell efficiency limit, 169
Auger recombination, 157 recombination losses, 174
radiative recombination, 157 wafer-based and thin film construction, 171
recombination local centers, 158 technology
conventional, 256 economics, 24
crystalline and multi-crystalline silicon, 255 in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), 91
downconversion technical efficiency, 23
antireflection coating, 290 thin film. See Thin film photovoltaics
dye-sensitized solar cells, 292 upconversion, 280, 282
materials, 291 amorphous silicon solar cells, 285
organic solar cells, 293 crystalline silicon solar cells, 283
perovskite solar cells, 293 dye-sensitized solar cells, 285
silicon and GaAs-based solar cells, 292 GaAs solar cells, 283
EPBT. See Energy payback time (EPBT) of low-energy photons, 280
EROI. See Energy return on investment material environment, 289
(EROI) material optimization, 289
excess carrier concentration, 158 materials, 281
export, 25 organic solar cells, 287
in-series and in-parallel connection, 165 perovskite solar cells, 288
I–V characteristics and basic parameters, theoretical quantum efficiency, 282
160 Pioneer Program projects, 32
LCA. See Life cycle analysis (LCA) Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
light absorption, in materials (PECVD), 367
absorption length, 152 Polymer-templated nucleation and growth
bonded electrons interaction, 152 (PTNG) method, 239
constant photon energy, 152 Polysilicon production, 22
crystalline semiconductors, 152 Post-deposition annealing process, 243
intrinsic concentration, 152 Power block, 133, 140
lattice (nucleus) interaction, 152 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) prices, 60
materials. See Materials Power purchasing agreements (PPAs), 473, 474
module, 334 Power quality control, 76
OPVs. See Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) Protection system design, 76
photovoltaic effect, 159 P-type boron-doped silicon, 198
photovoltaic modules Pulsed width modulation (PWM), 340
characteristics, 176 Pumped hydroelectric storage (PHS), 351,
local shading and hot spot formation, 178 353–356, 358, 359
optical, mechanical, and thermal PV Poverty Alleviation Program, 33
properties, 177 PV technology, 3
PN-junction and implementation, 334 Pyrometallurigical processing, 452