Analysis of solar cells interconnected by electrically conductive adhesives for high-density photovoltaic modules
Source abstract
Abstract
Abstract Interconnection of solar cells by an electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) can replace the use of conventional metal ribbon connections for photovoltaic module fabrication. This technology increases the active area for photocurrent generation because the cells are connected in a busbar-less structure, and high-power, high-efficiency modules can be manufactured. In this study, we investigated the influence of the curing conditions on the characteristics of the ECA film and interconnected cell. In addition, this paper presents a new method for extracting the resistance contribution of the ECA to the interconnected cell. A low sheet resistance of 60 s, regardless of the curing temperature. In addition, the sheet resistance was 60 s was required for a similar efficiency improvement at lower temperatures. Notably, the characteristics of the interconnected cell simulated using the extracted ECA resistance values were similar to the measurement results.
Source: openaire · Quality: candidate unverified · Source record ↗
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability · solar cell performance optimization · Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
References (37)
Show source-provided references
1. Electrically conductive adhesives as cell interconnection material in shingled module technology10.1063/1.5049305 ↗
2. Thermomechanical-stress-free interconnection of solar cells using a liquid metal10.1016/j.solmat.2018.02.030 ↗
3. Characterization of electrically conductive adhesives10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.128 ↗
4. Recovery of Pb-Sn alloy and copper from photovoltaic ribbon in spent solar module10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.02.072 ↗
5. End-of-life management and recycling of PV modules10.1016/S0301-4215(00)00091-4 ↗
6. N. C. McDonald, J. M. Pearce, Producer responsibility and recycling solar photovoltaic modules, Energy Policy 38 (2010) 7041–7047. doi:j.enpol.2010.07.023.10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.023 ↗
7. Shingled cell interconnection: a new generation of bifacial PV-modules, 7th Workshop on Metallization and Interconnect
8. Cell-to-Module (CTM) Analysis for Photovoltaic Modules with Shingled Solar Cells
9. Innovative cell interconnection based on ribbon bonding of busbar-less cells using silicone-based electrically conductive adhesives10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.302 ↗
10. High-efficiency modules with passivated emitter and rear solar cells-an analysis of electrical and optical losses10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2614121 ↗
11. Loss analysis for laser separated solar cells10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.094 ↗
12. High quality half-cell processing using thermal laser separation10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.048 ↗
13. Solar module with half size solar cells, 29th Eur
14. Investigation of the short-circuit current increase for PV modules using halved silicon wafer solar cells10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.012 ↗
15. Electrical reliability of electrically conductive adhesive joints: dependence on curing condition and current density10.1016/S0026-2692(01)00007-6 ↗
16. Electrical and mechanical properties of electrically conductive adhesives from epoxy, micro-silver flakes, and nano-hexagonal boron nitride particles after humid and thermal aging10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2013.03.007 ↗
17. Study on the curing process and shearing tests of die attachment by Ag-epoxy electrically conductive adhesive10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2009.09.003 ↗
18. Optimization of electrically conductive adhesive bonds in photovoltaic modules10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2828829 ↗
19. Research on electrical conductive adhesives filled with mixed filler10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2013.07.001 ↗
20. Theoretical analysis of the series resistance of a solar cell10.1016/0038-1101(67)90159-1 ↗
21. Accurate series resistance measurement of solar cells10.1002/pip.1216 ↗
22. J. Rabanal-Arabach, D. Rudolph, I. Ullmann, A. Halm, A. Schneider, T. Fischer, Cell-to-module conversion loss simulation for shingled-cell concept, 33rd Eur. Photovolt. Sol. Energy Conf. and Exhib. (2017). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.25535.82088.
23. Lee · 2016
24. Characterization of electrically conductive adhesives for shingled array photovoltaic cells
25. Photovoltaic module parameters acquisition model10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.05.080 ↗
26. A simple method to extract the parameters of the single-diode model of a PV
27. Analytical methods for the extraction of solar-cell single-and double-diode model parameters from I-V characteristics10.1109/T-ED.1987.22920 ↗
28. A new method for evaluating illuminated solar cell parameters10.1016/S0038-1101(00)00277-X ↗
29. Castaner · 2002
30. A quantitative analysis of photovoltaic modules using halved cells
31. Cure behavior and chemorheology of low temperature cure epoxy matrix resin10.7317/pk.2014.38.2.171 ↗
32. S. Y. Eom, S. B. Seo, K. Y. Lee, Study on cure behavior of low temperature and fast cure epoxy with mercaptan hardener, Polym. (Koera) 37 (2) 240–248. doi:https://doi.org/10.7317/pk.2013.37.2.240.10.7317/pk.2013.37.2.240 ↗
33. Electrical and optical properties of amorphous indium zinc oxide film10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.257 ↗
34. Nanostructured black silicon and the optical reflectance of graded-density surface10.1063/1.3152244 ↗
35. Fabrication of high voltage modules by optimization of performances of reduced area silicon solar cells10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.049 ↗
36. J. Summhammer, Z. Halavani, High-voltage PV-modules with crystalline silicon solar cells, 28th Eur. Photovolt. Sol. Energy Conf. and Exhib. (2013). doi:10.13140/2.1.4918.8809.
37. Contact resistance: its measurement and relative importance to power loss in a solar cell10.1109/T-ED.1984.21584 ↗