Title :
Front grid design in industrial silicon solar cells: Modelling to evaluate the behaviour of three vs. two buses cell patterns
Author :
Caballero, L.J. ; Martinez, A. ; Sanchez-Friera, P. ; Vazquez, M.A. ; Alonso, J.
Author_Institution :
Isofotón S.A., c/ Severo Ochoa 50, Parque Tecnológico de AndalucÃ\xada, 29590 Málaga, Spain
Abstract :
The increase in size of the silicon wafers that has been followed by the present industry makes raise the current that cells can provide. Thus, series resistance of the cells introduces a power loss that also tends to rise.
Keywords :
Analytical models; Contact resistance; Equivalent circuits; Fingers; Integrated circuit interconnections; Metallization; Pattern analysis; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor device modeling; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1640-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922435
