Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells

Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells

In the fabrication of interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells, it is very important to choose the right size of contact to achieve the maximum efficiency. Line contacts and point contacts are the two possibilities, which are being chosen for IBC structure. It is expected that the point contact...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vinay Budhraja, Srinivas Devayajanam, Prakash Basnyat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7818914
id doaj-8d51d36fb6154f5e82a55ee263ea8875
record_format Article
spelling doaj-8d51d36fb6154f5e82a55ee263ea88752020-11-24T21:23:51ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2017-01-01201710.1155/2017/78189147818914Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar CellsVinay Budhraja0Srinivas Devayajanam1Prakash Basnyat2University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USANew Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USANew Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USAIn the fabrication of interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells, it is very important to choose the right size of contact to achieve the maximum efficiency. Line contacts and point contacts are the two possibilities, which are being chosen for IBC structure. It is expected that the point contacts would give better results because of the reduced recombination rate. In this work, we are simulating the effect of contact size on the performance of IBC solar cells. Simulations were done in three dimension using Quokka, which numerically solves the charge carrier transport. Our simulation results show that around 10% of contact ratio is able to achieve optimum cell efficiency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7818914
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Vinay Budhraja
Srinivas Devayajanam
Prakash Basnyat
spellingShingle Vinay Budhraja
Srinivas Devayajanam
Prakash Basnyat
Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells
International Journal of Photoenergy
author_facet Vinay Budhraja
Srinivas Devayajanam
Prakash Basnyat
author_sort Vinay Budhraja
title Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells
title_short Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells
title_full Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells
title_fullStr Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells
title_full_unstemmed Simulation Results: Optimization of Contact Ratio for Interdigitated Back-Contact Solar Cells
title_sort simulation results: optimization of contact ratio for interdigitated back-contact solar cells
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Photoenergy
issn 1110-662X
1687-529X
publishDate 2017-01-01
description In the fabrication of interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells, it is very important to choose the right size of contact to achieve the maximum efficiency. Line contacts and point contacts are the two possibilities, which are being chosen for IBC structure. It is expected that the point contacts would give better results because of the reduced recombination rate. In this work, we are simulating the effect of contact size on the performance of IBC solar cells. Simulations were done in three dimension using Quokka, which numerically solves the charge carrier transport. Our simulation results show that around 10% of contact ratio is able to achieve optimum cell efficiency.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7818914
work_keys_str_mv AT vinaybudhraja simulationresultsoptimizationofcontactratioforinterdigitatedbackcontactsolarcells
AT srinivasdevayajanam simulationresultsoptimizationofcontactratioforinterdigitatedbackcontactsolarcells
AT prakashbasnyat simulationresultsoptimizationofcontactratioforinterdigitatedbackcontactsolarcells
_version_ 1725990985212624896

Similar Items