High efficiency monocrystalline solar cells commonly adopts circular rear point contacts of limited extension and passivation of the uncontacted bottom silicon surface region in order to improve performance. Modeling and analysis of advanced solar cells is strategic to optimize the device design and to minimize the losses. Several competing physical mechanisms must be accounted for in order to properly analyze rear point contact solar cells and a three-dimensional (3D) analysis of complex geometries is required. In this work we describe the issues related to the design of the mesh grid for the 3D numerical simulations, the definition of appropriate boundary conditions and the main adopted assumptions. Examples of numerical simulations are reported
M.Zanuccoli, H.-W. Guo, E. Sangiorgi, C. Fiegna (2011). Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Rear Point Contact Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells. LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIAS : Europ. Assoc. for the Develop. of Renewable Energ..
Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Rear Point Contact Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
ZANUCCOLI, MAURO;SANGIORGI, ENRICO;FIEGNA, CLAUDIO
2011
Abstract
High efficiency monocrystalline solar cells commonly adopts circular rear point contacts of limited extension and passivation of the uncontacted bottom silicon surface region in order to improve performance. Modeling and analysis of advanced solar cells is strategic to optimize the device design and to minimize the losses. Several competing physical mechanisms must be accounted for in order to properly analyze rear point contact solar cells and a three-dimensional (3D) analysis of complex geometries is required. In this work we describe the issues related to the design of the mesh grid for the 3D numerical simulations, the definition of appropriate boundary conditions and the main adopted assumptions. Examples of numerical simulations are reportedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
