Numerical modeling of loss mechanisms resulting from the distributed emitter effect in concentrator solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 002244-002249

  Haas, A W ^a   Wilcox, J R ^a   Gray, J L ^a   Schwartz, R J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MODEL; CELL SURFACES; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; CONDUCTING ELECTRODES; EMITTER LAYERS; FILL-FACTOR; HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY; JOULE LOSS; LATERAL CURRENTS; LOSS MECHANISMS; NON-UNIFORM ILLUMINATION; NUMERICAL MODELING; POTENTIAL GRADIENTS; POWER-LOSSES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATLAB;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77951555026     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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