Print Email Facebook Twitter GenPro4 Optical Model for Solar Cell Simulation and Its Application to Multijunction Solar Cells Title GenPro4 Optical Model for Solar Cell Simulation and Its Application to Multijunction Solar Cells Author Santbergen, R. (TU Delft Photovoltaic Materials and Devices) Meguro, Tomomi (Kaneka Corporation) Suezaki, Takashi (Kaneka Corporation) Koizumi, Gensuke (Kaneka Corporation) Yamamoto, Kenji (Kaneka Corporation) Zeman, M. (TU Delft Electrical Sustainable Energy) Department Electrical Sustainable Energy Date 2017 Abstract We present a new version of our optical model for solar cell simulation: GenPro4. Its working principles are briefly explained. The model is suitable for quickly and accurately simulating a wide range of wafer-based and thin-film solar cells. Especially adjusting layer thicknesses to match the currents in multijunction devices can be done with a minimum of computational cost. To illustrate this, a triple junction thin-film silicon solar cell is simulated. The simulation results show very good agreement with external quantum efficiency measurements. The application of an MgF2 antireflective coating or an antireflective foil with pyramid texture is considered. Their effects on the implied photocurrents of top, middle, and bottom cells are investigated in detail. Subject Geometrical opticsmodelingthin film PV device properties and modeling To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:eb705425-f20e-408a-97a4-b9d5e8ee4b98 DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2669640 ISSN 2156-3381 Source IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7 (3), 919-926 Bibliographical note Accepted author manuscript Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 R. Santbergen, Tomomi Meguro, Takashi Suezaki, Gensuke Koizumi, Kenji Yamamoto, M. Zeman Files PDF GenPro4_.pdf 1.07 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:eb705425-f20e-408a-97a4-b9d5e8ee4b98/datastream/OBJ/view