Design of grided Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film PV modules

Results from modeling designs of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film PV modules show that grided modules, at standard test conditions as well as at low-concentrated light, exhibit significantly improved performance when compared with conventional designs. It is further discussed that a grided design is advantageous from a synthesis and manufacturing point of view, since it provides higher front contact process tolerance and throughput as well as improved degrees of freedom of the module geometry.