Validated front contact grid simulation for GaAs solar cells under concentrated sunlight

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-83

  Steiner, Marc ^a   Philipps, Simon P ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Bett, Andreas W ^a   Dimroth, Frank ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

concentrator cells; front contact grid; GaAs solar cells; power loss; simulation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATOR CELLS; CONTACT GRID; GAAS SOLAR CELLS; POWER-LOSSES; SIMULATION;

AD HOC NETWORKS; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 78650699270     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.989     Document Type: Article

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