High efficiency at module level with almost no cell metallisation: Multiple wire interconnection of reduced metal solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 2195-2200

  Edwards, Matthew ^a   Ji, Jingjia ^a   Sugianto, Adeline ^b   Soederstroem, Thomas ^c   Griscke, Rainer ^d   Koschier, Linda ^c   Evans, Rhett ^b   Lennon, Alison ^a   Nampalli, Nitin ^a   Wenham, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Suntech RandD Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Meyer Burger GmbH   (Switzerland)

^d Day 4 Energy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of ownership; Interconnection; Laser doping; Multiple busbars; Photovoltaic cells; Reduced metallization

Indexed keywords

BUSBARS; METALLIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; WIRE;

COST OF OWNERSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL DURABILITY; HIGH RELIABILITY; INTERCONNECTION; INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGY; LASER DOPING; SCREEN-PRINTED SOLAR CELLS; SELECTIVE EMITTERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84896464740     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744911     Document Type: Conference Paper

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