Lateral current effects on the voltage distribution in the emitter of solar cells under concentrated sunlight

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-461

  Morales Acevedo, Arturo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Grid contacts; Solar cells; Solar concentration

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DROPS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

EFFICIENCY LOSS; ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; GRID CONTACTS; GRID DESIGNS; GRID FINGERS; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; LATERAL CURRENTS; LATERAL FLOWS; LIMITING FACTORS; LOW CURRENTS; OPEN CIRCUITS; RESISTANCE MODELS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; TYPICAL VALUES; VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS; VOLTAGE DROPS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CURRENT; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUATION; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 61849171552     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Burden R., and Faires D. Numerical Analysis. third ed. (1985), Wadsworth Inc., Belmont
2. Green M.A. Solar Cells, Operating Principles, Technology and System Applications (1982), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
3. Green M.A., Emery K., Hishikawa Y., and Warta W. Solar cell efficiency tables (version 32). Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 16 (2008) 435
4. Handy R.J. Theoretical analysis of the series resistance of a solar cell. Solid-State Electronics 10 (1967) 765
5. Morales-Acevedo A. Optimum concentration factor for silicon solar cells. Solar Cells 14 (1985) 43
6. Scharlack R.S. The optimal design of solar cell grid lines. Solar Energy 23 (1979) 199