Shunt removal and patching for crystalline silicon solar cells using infrared imaging and laser cutting

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-60

  Zhang, Lucheng ^a   Shen, Hui ^a   Yang, Zhuojian ^a   Jin, Jingsheng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Patch; Remove; Shunt

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CURRENT MATCHING; LASER CUTTING; OUTPUT POWER;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

CELLS;

EID: 74049105680     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.934     Document Type: Article

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