Optimal geometric design of monolithic thin-film solar modules: Architecture of polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-126

  Hoppe, Harald ^a   Seeland, Marco ^a   Muhsin, Burhan ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active area; Diode equation; Geometry; Interconnects; Monolithic solar module; Resistive power loss; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; GEOMETRIC DESIGN; GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION; INTERMITTENT-CONTACTS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER-LOSSES; SELF-CONSISTENT SIMULATIONS; SERIES RESISTANCES; SIMULATION; SOLAR MODULE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; GEOMETRY; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTIMIZATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 82955203480     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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