Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact and Passivated Emitter Rear Cell Solar Module Testing †
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. PERC and TOPCon Solar Module
2.1. PERC
2.2. TOPCon
3. Methods
3.1. Maximum Power Measurement
3.2. Solar Simulator
3.3. EL Test
3.4. Outdoor Exposure Power Degradation Test
4. Results and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Voc (V) | Vmp (V) | Isc (A) | Imp (A) | Pmp (W) | Power Degradation Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poly-initial | 46.589 | 37.789 | 9.213 | 8.737 | 330.192 | 0% |
Poly-10 kw | 46.244 | 37.337 | 9.227 | 8.752 | 326.776 | 1.05% |
Poly-20 kw | 46.265 | 37.678 | 9.121 | 8.574 | 323.08 | 1.14% |
Poly-30 kw | 45.825 | 37.366 | 9.146 | 8.618 | 322.041 | 0.32% |
Poly-40 kw | 46.214 | 37.388 | 9.105 | 8.612 | 322.013 | 0.01% |
Poly-50 kw | 46.387 | 37.434 | 9.027 | 8.595 | 321.773 | 0.07% |
Poly-60 kw | 46.394 | 37.415 | 9.018 | 8.592 | 321.481 | 0.09% |
Poly-70 kw | 46.405 | 37.323 | 8.976 | 8.584 | 320.414 | 0.33% |
Poly-80 kw | 46.441 | 37.305 | 8.991 | 8.588 | 320.391 | 0.01% |
Poly-90 kw | 46.543 | 37.352 | 8.981 | 8.574 | 320.278 | 0.04% |
Poly-100 kw | 46.554 | 37.304 | 9.022 | 8.581 | 320.131 | 0.05% |
Sample | Voc (V) | Vmp (V) | Isc (A) | Imp (A) | Pmp (W) | Power Degradation Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poly-initial | 39.4 | 32.88 | 14.02 | 13.34 | 438.56 | 0% |
Poly-10 kw | 39.469 | 31.807 | 14.093 | 13.725 | 436.561 | 0.46% |
Poly-20 kw | 39.529 | 31.743 | 14.113 | 13.742 | 436.105 | 0.10% |
Poly-30 kw | 39.512 | 31.724 | 14.104 | 13.722 | 435.913 | 0.04% |
Poly-40 kw | 39.478 | 31.801 | 14.057 | 13.801 | 435.547 | 0.08% |
Poly-50 kw | 39.482 | 31.782 | 14.112 | 13.792 | 435.225 | 0.07% |
Poly-60 kw | 39.489 | 31.7 | 14.072 | 13.71 | 434.526 | 0.16% |
Poly-70 kw | 39.399 | 31.822 | 14.098 | 13.766 | 434.447 | 0.02% |
Poly-80 kw | 39.502 | 31.781 | 14.132 | 13.698 | 434.287 | 0.04% |
Poly-90 kw | 39.487 | 31.782 | 14.108 | 13.762 | 434.209 | 0.02% |
Poly-100 kw | 39.458 | 31.804 | 14.097 | 13.774 | 434.092 | 0.03% |
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Tsai, T.-J.; Lu, J.-Y.; Lin, M.-H. Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact and Passivated Emitter Rear Cell Solar Module Testing. Eng. Proc. 2025, 92, 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025092090
Tsai T-J, Lu J-Y, Lin M-H. Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact and Passivated Emitter Rear Cell Solar Module Testing. Engineering Proceedings. 2025; 92(1):90. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025092090
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsai, Tzong-Jiy, Jun-You Lu, and Ming-Hung Lin. 2025. "Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact and Passivated Emitter Rear Cell Solar Module Testing" Engineering Proceedings 92, no. 1: 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025092090
APA StyleTsai, T.-J., Lu, J.-Y., & Lin, M.-H. (2025). Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact and Passivated Emitter Rear Cell Solar Module Testing. Engineering Proceedings, 92(1), 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025092090