GenPro4 Optical Model for Solar Cell Simulation and Its Application to Multijunction Solar Cells

Journal article (2017)

Authors

R. Santbergen Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS
Tomomi Meguro Kaneka Corporation
Takashi Suezaki Kaneka Corporation
Gensuke Koizumi Kaneka Corporation
Kenji Yamamoto Kaneka Corporation
M. Zeman Electrical Sustainable Energy
Research Group
Photovoltaic Materials and Devices (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 R. Santbergen, Tomomi Meguro, Takashi Suezaki, Gensuke Koizumi, Kenji Yamamoto, M. Zeman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2669640
Modeling Geometrical optics Thin film PV device properties and modeling
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

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.

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