The ever-increasing electricity demand from renewables has stimulated growth in the
photovoltaic (PV) industry. Yet, while grid parity has already been achieved in several …

The major cell and module producers are focusing on silicon heterojunction technology as
potentially the next generation of crystalline PV for mass production, since it has already …

Cell interconnector designs such as light redirecting films (LRFs) and various geometric
ribbon layouts are all aimed at improving the performance of crystalline silicon solar …

Silicon wafers are crucial for determining the price of solar cell modules. To reduce the
manufacturing cost of photovoltaic devices, the thicknesses of wafers are reduced. However …

Today, an increasing number of companies are working with heterojunction technology
because of its higher efficiency potential and decreasing LCOEs compared to traditional …

Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems can achieve high energy conversion efficiencies
due to their use of concentrating optics and highly efficient solar cells; however, power …

To improve the efficiency of bifacial photovoltaic modules, the idea of light deflection was
addressed. A thin film with an intended structure was applied in the space between the cells …

In a solar photovoltaic module, a number of individual solar cells are electrically connected
to increase their power output. Cells and interconnects are then packaged in order to:(1) …

Light trapping strategies, such as light scattering films (LSFs) present an opportunity to
increase the power generated by Si photovoltaic modules. Evaluation of the benefits of …

ABSTRACT III-V solar cells can achieve the highest solar energy conversion efficiency of
any photovoltaic device. However, since the technology has been developed for use on …