Influence of metal-covered area on performance of solar cells
Influence of metal-covered area on performance of solar cells
- Author(s): A.R. Es-Slassi ; P.H. Nguiyen ; J. Bottin ; T. Easwarakhantan ; S. Ravelet
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19840464
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- Author(s): A.R. Es-Slassi 1 ; P.H. Nguiyen 1 ; J. Bottin 1 ; T. Easwarakhantan 1 ; S. Ravelet 1
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1: Laboratoire d'Electronique et de Physique des Interfaces, Institut des Sciences de l'Ingegnieur, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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Affiliations:
1: Laboratoire d'Electronique et de Physique des Interfaces, Institut des Sciences de l'Ingegnieur, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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Volume 20, Issue 17,
16 August 1984,
p.
677 – 678
DOI: 10.1049/el:19840464 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Analytical expressions are proposed showing that the efficiency and fill factor of solar cells depend on the three normalised parameters rm, rL and g. These expressions are obtained with a new theoretical model, representing the metal-covered area of the solar cell.
Inspec keywords: semiconductor device models; solar cells
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Subjects: Solar cells and arrays; Semiconductor device modelling, equivalent circuits, design and testing; Photoelectric conversion; solar cells and arrays
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