Array Layout

2022-2024 Car

General:

  • We use Maxeon Gen 2/3 solar cells 
  • Each red square (drawn above) is a module
  • Each little blue square is an individual solar cell
  • 260 cells in total

Electrical Characteristics 

Mix of Maxeon(SunPower) C60 (Gen 2) & E60:Le1 (Gen 3)

http://eshop.terms.eu/_data/s_3386/files/1379942540-sunpower_c60_bin_ghi.pdf

https://cdn.enfsolar.com/Product/pdf/Cell/5b91fcda9fb3c.pdf

Assuming:

  • 50/50 split, 1000W/m^2, C60 bin G, and 10% loss in V eff due to lamination
  • Voc = 164.151 V
  • Isc = 6.15 A
  • Vmpp = 139.815 V
  • Impp = 5.83 A
  • Pmpp = 815.121 W

Dimensions: 


    • link to SharePoint, where the documentation for the cells is located 
  • distance between each cell in a module is 2 mm
  • distance between each module is 4 mm