TY - GEN
T1 - Progress in high-efficiency terrestrial concentrator solar cells
AU - Jones, R. K.
AU - Hebert, P.
AU - Pien, P.
AU - King, R. R.
AU - Bhusari, D.
AU - Brandt, R.
AU - Al-Taher, O.
AU - Fetzer, C.
AU - Ermer, J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Multijunction solar cells based on III-V semiconductors are the most efficient solar cells in the world, with record efficiencies of over 40%. These devices offer the promise of very competitive solar power systems exploiting the high efficiency devices under high optical concentration. To make this promise a reality, Spectrolab is conducting a multi-year program to develop solar cells with still higher efficiency and substantial cost reductions and to fully characterize and qualify them for reliable performance in the field. Qualification of a second generation cell technology has recently been completed. Cell performance, qualification, and field test data will be presented; progress on performance improvements, cost reductions, and manufacturing capacity plans will be discussed. Development of these high-performance multijunction CPV cells promises to break the bottleneck currently limiting growth in photovoltaic power generation.
AB - Multijunction solar cells based on III-V semiconductors are the most efficient solar cells in the world, with record efficiencies of over 40%. These devices offer the promise of very competitive solar power systems exploiting the high efficiency devices under high optical concentration. To make this promise a reality, Spectrolab is conducting a multi-year program to develop solar cells with still higher efficiency and substantial cost reductions and to fully characterize and qualify them for reliable performance in the field. Qualification of a second generation cell technology has recently been completed. Cell performance, qualification, and field test data will be presented; progress on performance improvements, cost reductions, and manufacturing capacity plans will be discussed. Development of these high-performance multijunction CPV cells promises to break the bottleneck currently limiting growth in photovoltaic power generation.
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411429
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411429
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951567611
SN - 9781424429509
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 2111
EP - 2116
BT - 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
T2 - 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Y2 - 7 June 2009 through 12 June 2009
ER -