Simulation of losses in thin-film silicon modules for different configurations and front contacts

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 479-488

  Brecl, Kristijan ^a   Topič, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electrical losses; PSpice modelling; Substrate module; Superstrate module; Thin film

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; LOSS PREVENTION; METALS; NONMETALS; SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; SPICE; STANDARDS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM DEVICES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AMORPHOUS SILICON (A SI); CELL GEOMETRIES; CONTACT LOSSES; ELECTRICAL LOSSES; MICROMORPH; MONOLITHIC CONTACTS; OPTIMISATION; PSPICE MODELLING; SILICON MODULES; SIMULATION TOOLS; STANDARD TESTING; SUBSTRATE MODULE; SUPERSTRATE; SUPERSTRATE MODULE; THIN-FILM; THIN-FILM SILICON; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE; WITH OR WITHOUT;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 52649170878     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.831     Document Type: Article

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