Title :
World´s first 15%-efficient multicrystalline silicon modules
Author :
King, D.L. ; Schubert, W.K. ; Hund, T.D.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the result of a team effort at Sandia to demonstrate the near-term performance potential for multicrystalline silicon modules using commercial mc-Si material and improved cell fabrication processes. Large-area high-performance mc-Si cells were fabricated, prototype modules were built, and world-record module efficiency was confirmed by outdoor testing at over 15% for standard test conditions
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor materials; silicon; solar cell arrays; solar cells; 15 percent; Sandia; Si; cell fabrication processes; high-performance; large-area cells; multicrystalline Si solar cells; multicrystalline silicon modules; outdoor testing; solar module efficiency; standard test conditions; Apertures; Calibration; Copper; Laboratories; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Stress; Temperature; Testing; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520537
