Optical Evaluation of PERC Cell Reflectance for Thermal Management

Conference · Thu Nov 29 04:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547647· OSTI ID:1508497

Subedi, Indra ^[1]; Silverman, Timothy J ^[2]; Deceglie, Michael G ^[2]; Podraza, Nikolas J. ^[1]

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1. University of Toledo
2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

We discuss optical modeling of aluminum back surface field (Al-BSF) and passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells extending into the infrared wavelength range. Total reflectance of pyramidical textured cells with and without encapsulation is simulated. This approach focusing on the encapsulated and bare cell reflectance serve as input for evaluating thermal management strategies for solar cells.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1508497
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5K00-71676
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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thermal management