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The internal structure of
polycrystalline thin film solar cells is much more complicated than that of
crystalline cells. Our modelling work resulted so far in a simulation
programme, SCAPS-1D, which can realistically simulate
all cell characteristics. From january 1999, version 2.1 is available to
university users.
Also, we did modelling work
to calculate the module efifciency of CIGS and CdTe modules, given the
properties of the elementary cells and of the series interconnection in the
module. This model is available as a users programme, Module Design Simulator.
For more details, see our publications on modelling. We participated in the
European research programme JOULE (EuroCad I and II, EuroCIS I and II, PROCIS
and CADBACK). Now we are in the JOULE projects CISLINE and ETA.
Research staff involved is:
and former coworker
This page is maintained by Marc Burgelman, e-mail: burgelman@elis.rug.ac.be.
Last maintenance on 27 november 2003.