The effect of encapsulation on the reflectance of photovoltaic modules using textured multicrystalline-silicon solar cells

Abstract

Texturing multicrystalline-silicon solar cells is a promising technique for reducing reflectance losses. The authors investigated two methods for texturing multicrystalline-silicon solar cells: anisotropic chemical etch; and mechanical dicing saw. Their work emphasized reducing reflectance in the encapsulated module by using optical confinement in the module. They found that optical confinement in the module is very important in the optimization of texture geometries.