High efficiency prismatic cover silicon concentrator solar cells

J. Zhao; A. Wang; A. W. Blakers; M. A. Green

doi:10.1109/pvsc.1988.105758

High efficiency prismatic cover silicon concentrator solar cells

J. Zhao^*, A. Wang, A. W. Blakers, M. A. Green

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Improvements in large area, bifacially contacted silicon concentrator solar cells are reported. By combining prismatic covers which steer incoming light away from top contacts with improved low-resistivity cell processing, efficiencies above 25% were achieved for 1.6 cm² cells for concentration levels up to 200 suns. Several hundred cells of this type have been supplied to Sandia National Laboratories for incorporation into the next generation of high-performance silicon concentrator modules, which are expected to reach a module efficiency of 20%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	529-531
Number of pages	3
Journal	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.1988.105758
Publication status	Published - 1988
Externally published	Yes
Event	Twentieth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1988 - Las Vegas, NV, USA Duration: 26 Sept 1988 → 30 Sept 1988

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