Spatial modeling of thin-film solar modules using the network simulation method and SPICE

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-98

  Pieters, Bart E ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic systems; simulation; Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE); thin film devices

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MODELING; ADAPTIVE MESHES; COMPUTATION TIME; CONTACT LAYERS; CU(IN , GA)SE; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOCAL VARIATIONS; NETWORK SIMULATION METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PROGRAM WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMPHASIS; SOLAR MODULE; SPATIAL MODELING; VARIABLE MESH;

DEFECTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; THIN FILM DEVICES;

SPICE;

EID: 84865173673     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2160524     Document Type: Article

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