An analytical model for interdigitated back contact solar cells

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 114-121

  Saint Cast, Pierre ^a   Padilla, Milan ^a   Kimmerle, Achim ^a   Reichel, Christian ^a  

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

Author keywords

Analytical model; interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cell; simulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY MODELS; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; FILL FACTOR; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; INTERDIGITATED BACK CONTACTS; SIMULATION; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES; SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS; SOLAR CELLS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84891559037     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2287771     Document Type: Article

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