A Quantitative Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules Using Halved Cells

Table 1

The parameters used in this simulation.

Parameter	𝑅s	𝑅sh	𝑛	𝐽𝐿	𝐽0	𝜌	𝑤	𝑑
Value	0.6 Ω·cm^2	10000 Ω·cm^2	1.02	34.29 mA/cm^2	2×10^−12 A/cm^2	1.728×10^−8 Ω·m	1.5 mm	200 µm

𝑅_𝑠 is the cell series resistance, 𝑅_sh is the cell shunt resistance, 𝑛 is diode ideality factor, 𝐽₀ is reverse saturation current density, 𝜌 is ribbon resistivity, 𝑤 is ribbon width, and 𝑑 is ribbon thickness.