At the 2024 Annual Conference of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), Trina Solar, a Chinese manufacturer of PV modules, introduced a new solar module built on the technology of TOPCon cells.
The Vertex N family includes the new i-TOPCon Ultra panel series, which is designed for use in utility-scale projects.
The module’s power conversion efficiency is 24.5%, and its output is 760 W.
At the launch of the new product, Zhang Yingbin, head of global product planning at Trina Solar, stated, “The module has a temperature coefficient of -0.29%/C and a bifaciality factor of 90%.” “Degradation rates are 0.4% per year and 1% per year in the first year.”
According to the business, the new module ensures dependable operation in a variety of situations and is especially well-suited for low-irradiance settings.
With an initial yearly capacity of 10 GW, it intends to start mass producing the new modules in the second quarter of 2025.
A 495 W product for residential PV and a 670 W panel for C&I applications will also be part of the new series.
Zhang stated, without going into additional information about the new modules, that “this new development demonstrates a milestone leap in TOPCon technology, with the PV industry entering the TOPCon 2.0 era.”
