Title
Evaluation of screen-printed metallization concepts for large-area BC-BJ solar cells
Date Issued
14 December 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Helmholtz Center Berlin for Materials and Energy
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
In this study, we investigate a wire-based interconnection approach for back-contact back-junction (BC-BJ) solar cells with an edge length of 156 mm and screen-printed contact finger metallization. Every second contact finger is interrupted periodically, hence allowing for connecting contact fingers of each single polarity by wires without an additional insulation layer. By means of numerical simulations using the software Quokka, we show that contact finger interruptions up to 1 mm have no significant negative impact on the cell performance (Δ < 0.1 %abs). Furthermore, adhesion tests of soldered cell interconnectors are carried out for different metallization concepts, aiming at finding suitable solder pad dimensions for 156 mm BC-BJ solar cells. Peel forces exceeding 1 N/mm are found for both investigated metallization concepts with i) screen-printed copper-based busbars with screen-printed insulation layer beneath, and ii) wire-based busbars without insulation layer.
Number
7355645
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de materiales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84961616799
ISBN of the container
978-147997944-8
Conference
2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
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