Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Using Griddler software, this study aims to select the optimal metallization design by analyzing the impact of the number and sizes of busbars and fingers on a solar cell�s performance. There is interest in the PV industry to reduce the finger size toward 25 ?m in upcoming years. It is shown that an...

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Main Authors: Amin N., Santhiran S., Kassim N.M., Alkahtani A.A., Islam M.A., Mohd Yusof M.Y.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-340432024-10-14T11:17:45Z Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Amin N. Santhiran S. Kassim N.M. Alkahtani A.A. Islam M.A. Mohd Yusof M.Y. 7102424614 58626157400 57189061699 55646765500 57657507100 58625900900 energy Griddler metallization performance recombination solar cells Busbars Silicon solar cells Crystalline silicon solar cells Energy Fill-factor Griddler Impact analysis Metallisation Number and size Performance Recombination Recombination loss Metallizing Using Griddler software, this study aims to select the optimal metallization design by analyzing the impact of the number and sizes of busbars and fingers on a solar cell�s performance. There is interest in the PV industry to reduce the finger size toward 25 ?m in upcoming years. It is shown that an increase in the number and size of busbars and fingers causes an increase in the fill factor however, with regards to the cell�s efficiency, the shading factor should be considered in addition to the size and number of metal contacts. The results of this study indicate that solar cells� efficiency could be increased by 0.33�0.84% when using five busbars and a finger width of 35 ?m. Moreover, this increase is achieved by reducing the emitter resistance to less than 60 ohm/sq and considering a recombination rate of about 165 fA/cm2. � 2023 by the authors. Final 2024-10-14T03:17:45Z 2024-10-14T03:17:45Z 2023 Article 10.3390/en16186505 2-s2.0-85172803545 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85172803545&doi=10.3390%2fen16186505&partnerID=40&md5=f2db7e57ff6c43a47ec3c89e8d91532f https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34043 16 18 6505 All Open Access Gold Open Access Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Scopus
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topic energy
Griddler
metallization
performance
recombination
solar cells
Busbars
Silicon solar cells
Crystalline silicon solar cells
Energy
Fill-factor
Griddler
Impact analysis
Metallisation
Number and size
Performance
Recombination
Recombination loss
Metallizing
spellingShingle energy
Griddler
metallization
performance
recombination
solar cells
Busbars
Silicon solar cells
Crystalline silicon solar cells
Energy
Fill-factor
Griddler
Impact analysis
Metallisation
Number and size
Performance
Recombination
Recombination loss
Metallizing
Amin N.
Santhiran S.
Kassim N.M.
Alkahtani A.A.
Islam M.A.
Mohd Yusof M.Y.
Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
description Using Griddler software, this study aims to select the optimal metallization design by analyzing the impact of the number and sizes of busbars and fingers on a solar cell�s performance. There is interest in the PV industry to reduce the finger size toward 25 ?m in upcoming years. It is shown that an increase in the number and size of busbars and fingers causes an increase in the fill factor
author2 7102424614
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Amin N.
Santhiran S.
Kassim N.M.
Alkahtani A.A.
Islam M.A.
Mohd Yusof M.Y.
format Article
author Amin N.
Santhiran S.
Kassim N.M.
Alkahtani A.A.
Islam M.A.
Mohd Yusof M.Y.
author_sort Amin N.
title Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
title_short Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
title_full Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
title_fullStr Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
title_full_unstemmed Impact Analysis of Metallization Design and Recombination Losses on Performance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
title_sort impact analysis of metallization design and recombination losses on performance of crystalline silicon solar cells
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
publishDate 2024
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