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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 86-93 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Energy Procedia |
| Volume | 38 |
| Early online date | 5 Sept 2013 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 3rd International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2013 - Hamelin, Germany Duration: 25 Mar 2013 → 27 Mar 2013 |
Abstract
While ray tracing of solar cells was established decades ago, ray tracing of entire modules has met obstacles, mainly because module optics are affected by geometric structures varying over a large scale of dimensions. In this paper, we introduce a ray tracing framework that is based on a modular structure made up of separate plugins. While existing plugins can be used for common effects such as light sources, absorption in materials, etc., specialized plug-ins can be written by users to handle problem-specific properties. We demonstrate the functionality of our approach by ray tracing a test module containing 9 crystalline Si solar cells. Good agreement between light-beam induced current (LBIC) measurements and ray tracing is achieved.
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In: Energy Procedia, Vol. 38, 2013, p. 86-93.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of a New Ray Tracing Framework to the Analysis of Extended Regions in Si Solar Cell Modules
AU - Winter, Matthias
AU - Vogt, Malte R.
AU - Bothe, Karsten
AU - Köntges, Marc
AU - Brendel, Rolf
AU - Altermatt, Pietro P.
AU - Holst, Hendrik
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
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KW - LBIC
KW - Module
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U2 - 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.253
DO - 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.253
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VL - 38
SP - 86
EP - 93
JO - Energy Procedia
JF - Energy Procedia
SN - 1876-6102
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2013
Y2 - 25 March 2013 through 27 March 2013
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