XIS: A Low-current, High-voltage Back-junction Back-contact Device

Small area high voltage photovoltaic module for high tolerance to partial shading

“… 7 , 28 Another benefit of high-voltage modules over conventional modules is that they use lower currents, which enables the use of smaller cables and bypass diodes, thereby lowering the cost of the materials. 29 Hanifi et al. 30 and Pannebakker et al.…”

Role of O2radicals on silicone plasma treatments for a-Si:H surface passivation of PV wafers bonded to glass

“…Thin wafers are more flexible and fragile than thick wafers, and keener to break. An increased breakage rate can have a negative impact on the manufacturing yield and, for this reason, solutions to handle thin wafers safely during processing are currently being investigated . Among them, a widely adopted method is the bonding of the thin wafer to a thick substrate at an early stage of the cell processing.…”

“…According to the substrates and adhesives used for wafer bonding, different solar devices merging cell and module manufacturing are proposed . For instance, Imec proposes the concept of integrated‐interconnected i 2 ‐module .…”