17.9% Metal-wrap-through mc-Si cells resulting in module efficiency of 17.0%

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-73

  Lamers, M W P E ^a   Tjengdrawira, C ^a   Koppes, M ^a   Bennett, I J ^a   Bende, E E ^a   Visser, T P ^a   Kossen, E ^a   Brockholz, B ^a   Mewe, A A ^a   Romijn, I G ^a   Sauar, E ^b   Carnel, L ^b   Julsrud, S ^b   Naas, T ^b   De Jong, P C ^a   Weeber, A W ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b REC Wafer AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

high efficiency cells; high efficiency module; metal wrap through; module integration; multi crystalline silicon; world record

Indexed keywords

HIGH-EFFICIENCY CELLS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY MODULE; METAL-WRAP-THROUGH; MODULE INTEGRATION; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; WORLD RECORDS;

EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS;

CELLS;

EID: 84855311858     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1110     Document Type: Article

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