Services

• Device simulation (2D and 3D) of all c-Si solar cell
• Coupling of device simulations and industrial cost models for €/W_p minimization
• Metallization pattern designs for MWT, EWT and IBC cells
• Statistical analysis of industrial process results
• Designing contacting schemes for back-contact cells
• Cell to module loss analyses
• Annual yield computations of PV modules and systems
• Photo- and electroluminescence data interpretation
• Efficiency prediction for in-line purposes
• Diodic network computations of thin-film cells (TF Si, OPV, CIGS)

Expertise

• In-depth understanding of device physics
• Performance optimization on module level
• Image processing
• Model validation based on experiments
• Design of Experiments
• Focus on cost and efficiency
• Complex multi-parameter optimization

Tool set

• 2D and 3D semiconductor package for c-Si, HJ-Si (Silvaco-Atlas)
• 3D Finite Element Model for diode network computations (ECN-Diode)
• Software for fitting IV curves (ECN-IVfit)
• H-pattern grid optimization tool (ECN-Patopt)
• MWT metallization optimization tool (ECN-Starship)
• Many auxiliary tools in the field of optics (ECN-Coat)
• Tools for annual yield computations of modules (ECN-Yield)
• Electroluminescence-to-resistance tool (ECN-EL2R)
• Opto-electronic simulators for thin-film devices (ASA, SCAPS)