Application of life-cycle energy analysis to photovoltaic module design
dc.contributor.author | Keoleian, Gregory A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lewis, Geoffrey McD. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-19T14:15:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-19T14:15:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1997-07 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Keoleian, Gregory A.; Lewis, Geoffrey McD. (1997)."Application of life-cycle energy analysis to photovoltaic module design." Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 5(4): 287-300. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/35191> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1062-7995 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1099-159X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/35191 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper highlights results from a collaborative life-cycle design project between the University of Michigan, the US Environment Protection Agency and United Solar Systems Corporation. Energy analysis is a critical planning and design tool for photovoltaic (PV) modules. A set of model equations for evaluating the life-cycle energy performance of PV systems and other electricity-generating systems are presented. The total PV life-cycle, encompassing material production, manufacturing and assembly, use and end-of-life management, was investigated. Three metrics—energy payback time, electricity production efficiency and life-cycle conversion efficiency—were defined for PV modules with and without balance-of-system (BOS) components. These metrics were evaluated for a United Solar UPM-880 amorphous silicon PV module based on average insolation in Detroit, Boulder and Phoenix. Based on these metrics, a minimum condition for assessing the sustainability of electricity-generating systems was proposed and discussed. The life-cycle energy analysis indicated that the aluminum frame is responsible for a significant fraction of the energy invested in the UPM-880 module. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Electronic, Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering | en_US |
dc.title | Application of life-cycle energy analysis to photovoltaic module design | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | National Pollution Prevention Center, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Dana Building 430 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115, USA ; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Dana Building 430 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | National Pollution Prevention Center, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Dana Building 430 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115, USA | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/35191/1/169_ftp.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199707/08)5:4<287::AID-PIP169>3.0.CO;2-S | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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