Guerra Menjívar, Moisés RobertoParra Laita, Íñigo de laMarcos Álvarez, JavierGarcía Solano, MiguelMarroyo Palomo, Luis2023-03-022023-03-022022Guerra Menjívar, M. R., De la Parra Laita, Í., Marcos Álvarez, J., García Solano, M., Marroyo Palomo, L. (2022) Outdoor performance of a CdTe based PV generator during 5 years of operation. En EEEIC I&CPS Europe 2022 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2022 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope54979.2022.9854672.978-1-6654-8537-110.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope54979.2022.9854672https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/44848Together with the huge growth of the traditional crystalline silicon (Si-x) PV manufacturers, other thin-film solar cells have also emerged such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) manufacturers. They are characterized by the fact that they were created to reduce costs and by the scarcity of silicon, from which the rest of the modules are made. Despite they need more space to generate the same amount of energy as crystalline modules, their price is supposed to be much lower, and argue that they have a better performance at high temperatures. However, real comparisons between the outdoor performance of CdTe and Si-x modules have been scarcely addressed in the literature. This paper provides a comparison under real operating conditions of a CdTe photovoltaic generator versus a conventional silicon generator during 5 years of operation in a mid-latitude area, identifying the causes of the differences observed.application/pdfeng© 2022 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other work.CdTe solar cellsPhotovoltaicSi-x solar cellsSolar cellsThin-film solar cellsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject2023-03-02info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess