Evaluation of Shunt Losses in Industrial Silicon Solar Cells

Table 4

Summary of efficiency, fill factor, and cell shunt resistance values for shunted (experimental and simulated) and the shunt-free (simulated) cases of cells 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Cell	Case	Efficiency (%)	Fill factor (%)	Cell shunt resistance (Ω)
1	Experimental	14.96	76.45	3.37
	Simulated	14.93	76.44	3.37
	If not shunted	15.80	78.65	31.36
2	Experimental	14.42	74.97	2.22
	Simulated	14.41	74.93	2.22
	If not shunted	15.92	79.14	27.29
3	Experimental	14.58	75.04	1.94
	Simulated	14.56	75.01	1.94
	If not shunted	15.54	78.05	19.76
4	Experimental	16.74	77.7	5.02
	Simulated	16.71	77.62	5.02
	If not shunted	16.97	78.64	19.77
5	Experimental	16.15	75.35	2.64
	Simulated	16.14	75.33	2.64
	If not shunted	16.65	77.36	63.59