Light management for reduction of bus bar and gridline shadowing in photovoltaic modules

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 979-983

  Jaus, J ^a   Pantsar, H ^b   Eckert, J ^a   Duell, M ^a   Herfurth, H ^b   Doble, D ^a  

^a Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems   (United States)

^b Fraunhofer Center for Laser Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVER GLASS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; FEATURE GRIDS; FRONT SURFACES; GRID FINGERS; INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV MODULES; SCATTERING PATTERN; SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS; SHADOWING EFFECTS; SOLAR MODULE;

BUSES; GLASS; GLASS LASERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR CELLS; TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 78650077082     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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