TY - CONF
T1 - Gen III: Improved Performance at Lower Cost
T2 - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Y1 - 2010
A1 - Peter J. Cousins
A1 - David D. Smith
A1 - Hsin-Chiao Luan
A1 - Jane Manning
A1 - Tim D. Dennis
A1 - Ann Waldhaue
A1 - Karen E. Wilson
A1 - Gabriel Harley
A1 - William P. Mulligan
JA - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
PB - IEEE
CY - Honolulu, Hawaii
N1 -
KW - Cousins2010
ER -
TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of tandem solar cell efficiencies under {AM1.5G} spectrum using a rapid flux calculation method
JF - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Y1 - 2008
A1 - S. P. Bremner
A1 - M. Y. Levy
A1 - Christiana B Honsberg
AB -
We report the use of a rapid flux calculation method using incomplete Riemann zeta functions as a replacement for the {Bose-Einstein} integral in detailed balance calculations to study the efficiency of tandem solar cell stacks under the terrestrial {AM1.5G} spectrum and under maximum concentration. The maximum limiting efficiency for unconstrained and constrained tandem stacks of up to eight solar cells, under the {AM1.5G} spectrum and maximum concentration, are presented. The results found agree well with previously published results with one exception highlighting the precautions necessary when calculating for devices under the {AM1.5G} spectrum. The band gap sensitivities of two tandem solar cell stack arrangements of current interest were also assessed. In the case of a three solar cell tandem stack the results show a large design space and illustrate that the constrained case is more sensitive to band gap variations. Finally, the effect of a non-optimum uppermost band gap in a series constrained five solar cell tandem stack was investigated. The results indicate that a significant re-design is only required when the uppermost band gap is greater than the optimum value with a relatively small effect on the limiting efficiency. It is concluded that this rapid flux calculation method is a powerful tool for the analysis of tandem solar cells and is particularly useful for the design of devices where optimum band gaps may not be available. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
VL - 16 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.799 KW - Bremner2008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rapid and precise calculations of energy and particle flux for detailed-balance photovoltaic applications JF - Solid-State Electronics Y1 - 2006 A1 - M. Y. Levy A1 - Christiana B Honsberg VL - 50 KW - Levy2006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Y1 - 2003 A1 - Luque, A. A1 - Hegedus, S. PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd. CY - Chichester, England SN - 0-471-49196-9 UR - http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Photovoltaic-Science-Engineering-Antonio/dp/0471491969/ref=pd_sim_b_7 N1 -1. Status, Trends, Challenges and the Bright Future of Solar Electricity from Photovoltaics.
2. Motivation for Photovoltaic Application and Development
3. The Physics of the Solar Cell
4. Theoretical Limits of Photovoltaic Conversion
5. Solar Grade Silicon Feedstock
6. Bulk Crystal Growth and Wafering for PV
7. Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Modules
8. Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells
9. High-efficiency III-V Multijunction Solar Cells
10. Space Solar Cells and Arrays
11. Photovoltaic Concentrators
12. Amorphous Silicon-based Solar Cells
13. Cu(InGa)Se2 Solar Cells
14. Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells
15. Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
16. Measurement and Characterization of Solar Cells and Modules
17. Photovoltaic Systems
18. Electrochemical Storage for Photovoltaics
19. Power Conditioning for Photovoltaic Power Systems
20. Energy Collected and Delivered by PV Modules
21. Economic Analysis and Environmental Aspects of Photovoltaic Systems
22. PV in Architecture
23. Photovoltaics and Development
24. Financing PV Growth
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