A Quantitative Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules Using Halved Cells

Table 6

Fill factors and total length of bussing ribbon of the three types of large-size modules investigated. Parameters used are as follows: bussing ribbon width: 5 mm; bussing ribbon thickness: 0.3 mm; cable cross-section area: 4 mm²; and cable length: 1 m. All parameters were obtained experimentally.

Module type	(a) Full-size cell module	(b) Halved cell module	(c) Halved cell module
Total effective series resistance (Ohm·cm^2)	1.15	0.75	0.80
Fill factor (%)	77.1	79.1	78.8
Total length of bussing ribbon (cm)	218.4	384.8	468
Ribbon length per full-size wafer (cm)	3.64	6.41	6.50