Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Pilot Production of Concentrator Silicon Solar Cells. Approaching industrialization
Year:2008

Research Areas
  • Electric engineering

Information
Abstract
Using a simple process,high efficiency silicon concentrator solar cells have proved to achieve up to 21% efficiency at 100X.The purpose of this work is to prove the feasibility of their industrialisation by setting up a pilot line and manufacturing a significant number of cells for a 100X concentrator system. The process has been successfully verified by modifying the antireflection coating,the annealing process and the backcontact.This yielded an average efficiency of 18.5% at 100X with 70% of cells having an efficiency >18%and costs ranging from 0.31 to 0.41 h/W. A fast learning curve is shown which suggests optimistic results indeed for further industrialisation.
International
Si
JCR
Si
Title
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
ISBN
0927-0248
Impact factor JCR
2,002
Impact info
Volume
92
Journal number
12
From page
1697
To page
1705
Month
DICIEMBRE
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Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Integración de Sistemas e Instrumentos (ISI)
  • Departamento: Sistemas Electrónicos y de Control
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar
  • Departamento: Electrónica Física