The effect of cell and module dimensions on thermomechanical stress in PV modules

AJ Beinert, P Romer, M Heinrich… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an evaluation of the silicon solar cell as well as the photovoltaic (PV) module
size and its effect on thermomechanical stress. The evaluation is based on finite-element …

Mechanical damage of half-cell cutting technologies in solar cells and module laminates

F Kaule, M Pander, M Turek, M Grimm… - AIP Conference …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
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 …

Plated TOPCon solar cells & modules with reliable fracture stress and soldered module interconnection

S Kluska, B Grübel, G Cimiotti, C Schmiga, H Berg… - EPJ …, 2021 - epjpv.epj.org
This work demonstrates that the application of plated Ni/Cu/Ag contacts for TOPCon solar
cells and modules is a reliable alternative to screen-printed metallization. Key advantages of …

On residual stresses and reference temperatures in thermomechanical simulations of photovoltaic modules using the finite element method

M Springer, N Bosco - IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermomechanical simulation of photovoltaic (PV) modules using the finite element method
(FEM) is a useful tool to evaluate module design features in terms of structural integrity …

Multiscale in modelling and validation for solar photovoltaics

TA Hamed, N Adamovic, U Aeberhard… - EPJ …, 2018 - epjpv.epj.org
Photovoltaics is amongst the most important technologies for renewable energy sources,
and plays a key role in the development of a society with a smaller environmental footprint …