Performance of low series-resistance interconnections on the polycrystalline solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Hsieh, Hsin Hsin ^a   Lin, Fu Ming ^a   Yu, Shan Pu ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b Shanmao Technology Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High conductivity; Photovoltaic ribbon; Series resistance (Rs)

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH FILL FACTORS; HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY; LEAD-FREE; LOW POWER LOSS; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; OUTPUT POWER; PATTERNED STRUCTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC RIBBON; POLYCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; POWER-LOSSES; PV MODULES; SERIES RESISTANCES; SERIES-RESISTANCE (RS); SHUNT RESISTANCES; SOLDER MATERIAL; SOLDERING PROCESS;

MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLDERING;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 78149362512     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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