PV Optics is a user-friendly software package developed to design and analyze solar cells and
modules. It is applicable to a variety of optical structures, including thin and thick cells with
light-trapping structures and metal optics. Using a combination of wave and ray optics to
include effects of coherence and interference, it can be used to design single-junction and
multijunction solar cells and modules. This paper describes some basic applications of PV
Optics for crystalline and amorphous Si solar cell design. We present examples to examine the
effects on solar cell performance of wafer thickness, antireflection coating thickness, texture
height, and metal loss.
Conference Committee Involvement (3)
Laser Material Processing for Solar Energy Devices II
28 August 2013 | San Diego, California, United States
Laser Material Processing for Solar Energy
15 August 2012 | San Diego, California, United States
Photovoltaic Cell and Module Technologies II
10 August 2008 | San Diego, California, United States
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