Half-cell modules are gaining an increasing market share due to their potential of increasing
the module power without requiring any changes in the cell technology. However, it has …

This article investigates thermal laser separation (TLS) on p-type Czochralski-grown silicon
(Cz-Si) passivated emitter and rear cells (PERC) and n-type Cz-Si heterojunction (SHJ) …

Achieving high output power densities pout of silicon-based PV modules requires an
increase of cell efficiency as well as a reduction of cell-tomodule (CTM) losses. Solar cell …

A technique to improve contacts of solar cells laser enhanced contact optimization (LECO)
has been studied in terms of micro scale contact formation at industrial PERC solar cells …

The investigation of novel cell‐to‐cell interconnection methods has gained importance with
the increase of wafer sizes. Shingling (ie, overlapping) of solar cells is not only a solution for …

Shingled interconnection of solar cells allows increased output power density pout by (i)
increasing the active cell area within the module,(ii) decreasing shading losses, and (iii) …

The pursuit of achieving higher power output of silicon-based PV modules demands creative
improvements in module design in order to reduce geometrical, optical and electrical cell-to …

This work deals with solar modules made from rectangular-shaped solar cell strips, so-
called shingles, that are interconnected by overlapping one with another. For the fabrication …

The concepts of bifaciality and shingling interconnection allow for a boost in output power
density pout for silicon-based photovoltaic modules. This work examines silicon-based …

For thirty years the c-Si photovoltaic module industry has not incorporated larger changes in
the module design and production process. The c-Si based photovoltaic modules still …