A detailed study of monolithic contacts and electrical losses in a large-area thin-film module

被引：34

作者：

Brecl, K ^{[1
]}

Topic, M ^{[1
]}

Smole, F ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ljubljana, Fac Elect Engn, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia

来源：

PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 04期

关键词：

modelling; CIGS modules; monolithic contact; thin-films; electrical losses; PSpice model;

D O I：

10.1002/pip.589

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

A study of the electrical losses of thin-film modules is presented. Using the electrical circuit simulator PSpice, the influence of the distributed series resistance of the top and the bottom contact of the active area and the influence of the monolithic contact area on the module performance was revealed and demonstrated. A large impact of the distributed series resistance of transparent conducting oxide layer on the module performance was analysed. Study of the monolithic contact area shows a crucial impact of the back-contact separation cut on the module performance. All other regions that form the monolithic contact contribute significantly to the width of the dead area region in a module. An application of the CIGS-based study of the monolithic contact on an a-Si/mu c-Si module is presented. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

引用

页码：297 / 310

页数：14

共 13 条

[1] Calculation of CIS and CdTe module efficiencies [J].

Burgelman, M ;

Niemegeers, A .

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 1998, 51 (02) :129-143

[2]

Contreras M. A., 1994, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, V2, P287, DOI 10.1002/pip.4670020404

[3] Solar cell efficiency tables (version 17) [J].

Green, MA ;

Emery, K ;

King, DL ;

Igari, S ;

Warta, W .

PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2001, 9 (01) :49-56

[4] Development and manufacturing of CIS thin film solar modules [J].

Karg, FH .

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 2001, 66 (1-4) :645-653

[5]

MEIER J, 2003, PVNET WORKSH

[6] Large-area CIGS modules:: processes and properties [J].

Powalla, M ;

Hariskos, D ;

Lotter, E ;

Oertel, M ;

Springer, J ;

Stellbogen, D ;

Dimmler, B ;

Schäffler, R .

THIN SOLID FILMS, 2003, 431 :523-533

[7] Development of large-area CIGS modules [J].

Powalla, M ;

Dimmler, B .

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 2003, 75 (1-2) :27-34

[8]

Powalla M., 2001, P 17 EUR PHOT SOL EN, P983

[9] Electronic loss mechanisms in chalcopyrite based heterojunction solar cells [J].

Rau, U ;

Jasenek, A ;

Schock, HW ;

Engelhardt, F ;

Meyer, T .

THIN SOLID FILMS, 2000, 361 :298-302

[10]

SOKOLIC S, 1994, P 12 EUR PHOT SOL EN, P1327

← 1 2 →