A distributed SPICE model for amorphous silicon solar cells

Y. Vygranenko; M. Fernandes; Maria Manuela de Almeida Carvalho Vieira; A. Khosropour; A. Sazonov

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.349

A distributed SPICE model for amorphous silicon solar cells

Y. Vygranenko, M. Fernandes, Maria Manuela de Almeida Carvalho Vieira, A. Khosropour, A. Sazonov

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This article reports on amorphous silicon solar cells on plastic foils in the substrate configuration having a front metal grid. A two-dimensional distributed circuit model of the photovoltaic cell has been developed for performance analysis and device design optimization. The circuit simulator SPICE is used to calculate current and potential distributions in a network of sub-cell circuits. This approach enables a realistic device model that predicts output current-voltage characteristics and maps Joule losses in the TCO electrode and the metal grid. As an example of usage, the optimization of contact grid geometry at various TCO sheet resistances has been performed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	96-101
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	60
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.349
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	E-MRS Spring Meeting 2014 Symposium Y - Advanced materials and characterization techniques for solar cells II, 2014 - Lille, France Duration: 26 May 2014 → 30 May 2014

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Amorphous silicon
Circuit modelling
Solar cell
SPICE

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A distributed SPICE model for amorphous silicon solar cells

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