PVSC PROGRAM

Towards 27% Efficient Silicon Solar Cells in Mass Production

Daniel Macdonald. The Australian National University

Qcells Technology & Manufacturing: Current Status and Future Outlook

Natasha Hjerrild. Qcells

Grid Integration of Variable Renewable Energy in Canada

Alexandre Prieur. CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada

First demonstration of a three terminals-quadruple junction InGaP/InGaAs/Ge/T/Ge solar cell - all MOVPE grown- exploiting the transistor effect

Gianluca Timo', Marco Calicchio, Nicola Armani, Elisabetta Achilli, Marina Cornelli, Filippo Annoni, Franco Trespidi, Mario Imperatore, Emanuele Malvisi. RSE, Piacenza, Italy

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - High quality synthesis of polycrystalline Ge films as infrared light absorbing layers for multi-junction solar cell applications

Shintaro Maeda, Takamitsu Ishiyama, Takashi Suemasu, Kaoru Toko. University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Advancing silicon thermophotovoltaics by scaling air-bridge technology

Sritoma Paul, Trystan Elliott, Emory Townley, Seungwon Rha, Jiazhang Ping, Andrej Lenert, Stephen Forrest. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Pyramidal nanotexture optimization for light trapping in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells

Tom Veeken, Ana LA³pez Poyatos, Albert Polman. NWO Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Carrier-Selective Contacts for Tungsten Disulfide Photovoltaics

Rachel Tham¹, Cora Went¹, Phillip Jahelka¹, Joeson Wong², Morgaine Mandigo-Stoba^{1, 3}, Harry Atwater¹. ¹Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA.²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.³University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Unveiling Charge Transport Barriers in 2D devices with in-operando light-modulated Kelvin Probe force microscopy

Ariane Ufer¹, Zeinab Eftekhari², Ursula Wurstbauer¹, Rebecca Saive². ¹University of MA¼nster, MA¼nster, Germany.²University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

Grain-to-Grain Epitaxy of Polycrystal CdTe Thin Film via Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Hongling Lott¹, John Mangum¹, Matthew Young¹, Andrea Mathew^{1, 2}, Stephen Glynn¹, Robert Morrissey¹, Rouin Farshchi³, Alexander Goldstone⁴, Matthew Reese¹, Eric Colegrove¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.³California Technology Center, First Solar, Santa Clara, CA, USA.⁴Sivananthan Laboratories, Bolingbrook, IL, USA

Investigation of Single-Crystal CdSeTe thin films Grown by MBE

Alexander Goldstone¹, Ramesh Dhere¹, Eric Colegrove², Hongling Lott², Timothy Gessert¹, Mowafak Al-jassim¹, Ryan Muzzio², Darius Kuciauskas², Matt Young², Rouin Farshchi³. ¹Sivananthan Laboratories Inc., Bolingbrook, IL, USA.²National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA.³First Solar, Santa Clara, CA, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - 13.4 % Efficiency with 0.6 μm Undoped CdSeTe Absorber

Sushmakanth Myneni¹, Daniel Shaw¹, Chun-Sheng Jiang², Wei Wang³, Walajabad Sampath¹. ¹Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Effect of CdCl2 Activation Treatment on the Optoelectronic Properties of CdSe Thin Films

Xiaolei Liu, Sam Machin, Rob Ellis, Kerrie Morris, Jake Bowers, Kurt Barth, Michael Walls. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Intrinsic defects in CdSeTe and their impact on group-V doping

Taylor Hill^{1, 2}, Rouin Farshchi², Chun-Sheng Jiang³, James Sites¹. ¹Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.²First Solar, Santa Clara, CA, USA.³NREL, Golden, CO, USA

Incorporation of Phosphorus inot CdTe Devices Using Hot Wire Cracked Phosphine Gas

Adam B. Phillips, Luis C. Infante-Ortega, Ebin Bastola, Adbul Quader, Prabodika N. Kaluarachchi, Zulkifl Hussain, Kara B. Kile, Manoj K. Jamarkattel, Thomas Fiducia, Kiran Lamichhane, Abasi Abudulimu, Ambalanath Shan, Yanfa Yan, Nikolas Podraza, Randy J. Ellingson, Michael J. Heben. Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

High Efficiency Hybrid Interdigitated Back Contact Silicon Solar Cells

Xixiang Xu, Hua Wu, Minghao Qu, Lei Xie, Junzhe Wei, Mingzhe Yu, Fuguo Peng, Feng Ye, Yunpeng Li, Yunlai Yuan, Jiansheng Chen, Xiaoning Ru, Miao Yang, Junxiong Lu, Chaowei Xue, Liang Fang. LONGi Central RaD Institute, Xi'an, China

Novel c-Si Solar Cell Architecturesfor Achieving 28 % Efficiency and Beyond

Paul Procel Moya, Yifeng Zhao, Olindo A. Photovoltaic Materials and Devices group, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - The Kinetics of SHJ Degradation: Time and Stressor Dependent Chemical Analysis and Simulation

Nicholas Moser-Mancewicz¹, Jorge Ochoa¹, Michael Martinez-Szewczyk¹, Thomas Bantle¹, Dana Kern², Dirk Jordan², Steve Johnston², Julia Medvedeva³, Mariana Bertoni¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.³Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

Heat Induced Degradation and Chemical Analysis of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

Margaret Zeile^{1, 2}, Noah K. Jones¹, John R. Mason², Marissa D. Pina², Tasnim K. Mouri¹, Tyler Parke², Andrew V. Teplyakov², Ujjwal K. Das¹. ¹Institute of Energy Conversion, Newark, DE, USA.²University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Damp Heat and Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation of TOPCon: Characterization and Modeling of Defect Generation in Amorphous Aluminum Oxide

Mirra M. Rasmussen¹, Nicholas Moser-Mancewicz¹, Michael Martinez-Szewczyk¹, Julia E. Medvedeva², Mariana I. Bertoni¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Direct Measurement of Carrier Distribution in Perovskite by Scanning Capacitance Microscopy

Xirui Liu^{1, 2}, Xiaoyi Lu¹, Xiting lang¹, Minghui Li¹, Yangyang Gou¹, Yongjie Jiang¹, Junchuan Zhang¹, Hao Tian¹, Yueying Zhang¹, Herui Xi¹, Chen Chen³, Changlei Wang³, Chang Liu¹, Xiangyang Kong⁴, Jichun Ye¹, Chuanxiao Xiao^{1, 5}. ¹Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.²School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.³School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering a Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.⁴Institute of Materials for Mobile Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.⁵Ningbo New Materials Testing and Evaluation Center CO., Ltd, Ningbo, China

Power Collection Efficiency Mapping: A New Electroluminescence-Based Measure of Power Transport Efficiency

Ernest I. Obetta^{1, 2}, Jonathan Werner¹, Andreas Gerber¹, Vladimir Smirnov¹, Uwe Rau^{1, 2}, Bart E. Pieters¹. ¹Institute of Energy Materials and Devices (IMD3-Photovoltaics), Forschungszentrum JA¼lich, JA¼lich, Germany.²JA¼lich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA-Energy) and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

New rapid method for optical non-destructive determination of the degree of crosslinking of PV module encapsulants

Gernot Oreski¹, Marton Bredacs¹, Sonja Feldbacher¹, Petra ChristApfl¹, Jutta Geier¹, Chiara Barretta¹, Christian Camus², Enno Malguth², Adrian ². ¹Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Leoben, Austria.²LayTec AG, Berlin, Germany

Cathodoluminescence guided site-specific selection for Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and CL analysis in CdSeTe/CdTe Solar cells

Stuart Robertson, Sam Machin, Kieran Curson, Zhaoxia Zhou, Michael Walls. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Performance Measurement Guidance for Multi-Terminal Tandem Solar Cells

Tao Song, John F. Geisz, Charles Mack, Jeremy Brewer, Rafell Williams, Nikos Kopidakis. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Simulation and Analysis of a Hybrid Microgrid Incorporating Fuel Cell, Photovoltaic Array, and Battery Energy Storage System

Zeeshan Akhtar¹ , Eduardo I. Ortiz Rivera¹, Rachid Darbali Zamora² . ¹The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA.²Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Implementation of Non-Isolated High Step-Down Ratio DC-DC Converter with Wide Input Voltage Range

Po-Yu Chen, Yuan-Kai Cheng, Che-Wei Hsu, Jiann-Fuh Chen. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan

Hybrid energy storage systems for Renewable Energy : Roles, Benefits and implementation strategies

Anjali Garg¹, Aishwarya Pandey¹, Vandana Khanna¹, Vinay Budhraja², Piyush Kumar¹. ¹The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India.²Northern IIIinois University, Dekalb, IL, USA

Design and Implement a Grid Forming Inverter with Low Harmonic Current Control

Che-Wei Hsu, Yi-Ting Ye, Jiann-Fuh Chen. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan

DER Commissioning for IEEE 1547-2018 Conformity Assessment: Progress, Practices, and Challenges

Yiwei Ma, Aminul Huque, Tom Key. EPRI, Knoxville, TN, USA

Evaluation of Lumped DER Models for Distribution Analysis

Wenzong Wang¹, Yiwei Ma¹, Aminul Huque¹, Ziyan Liao^{1, 2}. ¹EPRI, Knoxville, TN, USA.²Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

LLL to support the local PV industry

Arno Smets. Delft University of Technology

Welcome Remarks

Arno Smets.

PVtraining

Wolfgang Jooss. RCT Solutions

PV education at UNSW

Gavin Conibeer. University of New South Wales

Clean Energy Testbeds

Billy J. Stanbery. University of Washington

Hands-On PV Experience (HOPE)

Silvana Ovaitt. NREL

Roundtable Discussion

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Performance Variations in Proton-Bombarded Industry-Grade CdSeTe:Cu and CdSeTe:As PV Devices

Scott Lambright¹, Zachary W. Zawisza¹, Aesha P. Patel^{1, 2}, Sabin Neupane¹, Tamara Isaacs-Smith³, Patrick Chen¹, Samuel S. Erickson¹, James Becker⁴, Ebin Bastola¹, Abasi Abudulimu¹, Richard Irving¹, Adam B. Phillips¹, Michael J. Heben¹, Yanfa Yan¹, Zhaoning Song¹, Randy J. Ellingson¹. ¹Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization, Department of Physics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.³Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.⁴First Solar Inc., Advanced Research, Perrysburg, OH, USA

Direct ALD of amorphous MoS2 thin films for extra-terrestrial photovoltaic applications

Sarallah Hamtaei^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Sungjoon Kim⁵, Koosha Nassiri Nazif¹, Crystal Nattoo¹, Joshua M. Carr^{6, 7}, Leo Romanetz^{6, 7}, Frederick U. Nitta¹, Obadia G. Reid^{6, 7}, Bart Vermang^{2, 3, 4}, Jeffery Elam⁵, Eric Pop¹. ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.²imec, Genk, Belgium.³Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.⁴EnergyVille, Genk, Belgium.⁵Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA.⁶University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.⁷National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Effect of proton irradiation energy on high resistivity silicon heterojunction solar cells

Oceane Guillot^{1, 2}, Romain Cariou¹, Nicolas Enjalbert¹, Adrien Danel¹, Philippe Voarino¹, Corinne Aicardi², Matthieu Fongral², Julien Mekki², Sebastien Dubois¹. ¹Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Liten, Campus INES, Le Bourget du Lac, France.²Centre National d'A, Toulouse, France

Thin Silicon Space Solar Cells

Christiana Honsberg¹, Stuart Bowden², Stephen Goodnick¹, Richard King¹, Nicholas Rolston¹, Michael Goryll¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Solestial Solar, Tempe, AZ, USA

Do stability improvements translate to space environments for perovskite solar cells?

Saivineeth Penukula¹, Mritunjaya Parashar², Mohin Sharma², Megh N Khanal³, Vincent R Whiteside³, Julian A. Steele⁴, Ian R. Sellers³, Bibhudutta Rout², Nicholas Rolston¹. ¹School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Department of Physics, Ion Beam Laboratory, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.³Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA.⁴School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Radiation Tolerance and Degradation Pathways in Mixed-Cation Metal-Halide Perovskites

Ahmad/R Kirmani. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

Developing mission-specific radiation testing guidelines for encapsulated perovskite solar cells

Tatchen Buh Kum, Ahmad Kirmani. School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

Towards Cost-Effective Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

Heping Shen. Australian National University

Highly Efficient Perovskite Modules

Dongmei Li, Chunjie Huang, Yuqi Cui, Rui Zhang, Yiming Li, Qingbo Meng. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Optimising monolithic perovskite tandem photovoltaics for maximum energy yield

Sam Teale^{1, 2}, Ming Zhu¹, Chongwen Li², Hoen Jin¹, Edward H Sargent², Henry J snaith¹. ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Metal halide perovskite-containing multijunction photovoltaics

Shuaifeng Hu, Junke Wang, Henry Snaith. University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Industrialization of Perovskite Solar Cell Fabrication: Strategies towards High-Throughput PVD Processes

Julian Petry¹, Viktor Ankorjanc², Alexander Diercks³, Thomas Feeney³, Amedeo Morsa⁴, Sara Rose Kimmig^{5, 6}, Jens Baumann⁷, Stefan Auschill⁸, Josua Damm¹, Jona Kurpiers², Michael MA¼ller⁴, Lars Korte², Steve Albrecht^{2, 9}, Marcel RoA², Ulrich Wilhelm Paetzold^{1, 3}, Paul Fassl^{1, 3}. ¹Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.²Solar Energy Devision, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Berlin, Germany.³Light Technology Institute (LTI), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.⁴Institute of Energy Materials and Devices (IMD-1), Forschungszentrum JA¼lich GmbH, JA¼lich, Germany.⁵Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW) Geochemistry and Economic Geology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.⁶Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW) Laboratory for Environmental and Raw Materials Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.⁷Von Ardenne GmbH, Dresden, Germany.⁸M.Braun Inertgas-Systeme GmbH Vacuum Deposition a Sublimation Dresden, Dresden, Germany.⁹Faculty IV a, Berlin, Germany

Spatial Mapping of Front and Rear Irradiation of a Horizontal Single Axis Tracking System With Multiple Row-to-Row Pitches

Mohamed Abdelrahim, Maulid Kivambe, Mohamed Elgaili, Benjamin Figgis, Dhanup Pillai, Amir Abdallah. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

Performance and Temperature Comparison of Photovoltaic Modules in Snowy Conditions

Mebrahtom W Beraki^{1, 2}, Maxime Darnon^{1, 2, 3}, GwenaAllle Hamon^{1, 2}, Jean-FranAsois Lerat^{1, 2}. ¹Institut Interdisciplinaire da, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.²Laboratoire Nanotechnologies NanosystAumes (LN2) - CNRS UMI-3463, UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.³Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Univ St-Etienne, SAINT-ETIENNE, France

Data-Driven Methods for Detecting Under-Performing Inverters in Large-Scale Photovoltaic Plants

Renan S. S. Costa, JoApo V. F. F. Medeiros, Jocelio J. Vieira, Didier J. Thevenard. Recurrent Energy Power Services, SApo Paulo, Brazil

Dynamic Models for PV Module Temperature and Practical Methods for Parameter Extraction

Anton Driesse¹, Jesus Polo², Wilfried van Sark³. ¹PV Performance Labs, Freiburg, Germany.²CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain.³Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Assessment of frame sealant property to module glass breakage via beam mechanics theory

Yuming Lai¹, Guy Beaucarne², Valerie Hayez². ¹Dow Silicones Corporation, Auburn, MI, USA.²Dow Silicones Belgium SRL, Seneffe, Belgium

Photovoltaic Power Plant Capacity Test Uncertainty

Jeff Newmiller, Mark Mikofski, William F. Holmgren. DNV Energy USA, Inc., Oakland, CA, USA

Power Loss Estimation for PV Modules with Cracked Cells

Jennifer L. Braid¹, Norman R. Jost¹, James Y. Hartley¹, Emma C. Cooper¹, Brandon Byford¹, Benjamin G. Pierce¹, Ojas Sanghi¹, Isaiah Deane¹, Isabel Schinella², Ian Slauch², Mariana Bertoni². ¹Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.²Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Forecast-based predictive analytics and optimized maintenance digital twin for utility-scale photovoltaic power plantstics and optimized maintenance digital twin for utility-scale photovoltaic power plants

Panagiotis Herodotou¹, Jesus Montes-Romero ^{1, 3}, Andreas Livera¹, Giorgos Makrides¹, George Georghiou¹, Juergen Sutterlueti², Nino Heinzle². ¹PHAETHON Centre of Excellence for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Solutions, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus.²Gantner Instruments GmbH, Schruns, Austria.³Advances in Photovoltaic Technology (AdPVTech), University of Jaen (UJA), Jaen, Spain

Anomaly detection in PV fleet data via interpretable machine learning

Bennet Meyers¹, Corentin Servouze², Aramis Dufour². ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Automatically Calculating Hail and Hurricane Damage to Photovoltaic Systems in Satellite Imagery using Deep Learning Techniques

Kirsten Perry, Dirk Jordan, Quyen Nguyen. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Exploring Capability of Multimodal Foundation Model for Image-based Fault Detection of Photovoltaic Modules

BAOJIE LI, Xin Chen, Anubhav Jain. Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

An enhanced and harmonized US ground-mounted solar array and panel-row dataset spanning commercial and utility scales

Jacob T. Stid, Anthony D. Kendall, Jeremy Rapp, Annick Anctil. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

Ground-mounted photovoltaic potential in Canada based on proximity to the electrical grid: Prince Edward Island case study

Muhammed Tahir Patel, Sophie Pelland. Natural Resources Canada (CanmetENERGY), Varennes, QC, Canada

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Offshore Floating Solar Photovoltaics for Land Constrained and Diverse Supply Conditions in the United States and Canada

Gabriel Lopez, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Rasul Satymov, Christian Breyer. LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland

Can Agrivoltaics Avoid Need for Seasonal Storage, thus Enabling Isolated Microgrids in California?

Zabir Mahmud, Reza Ehsani, Sarah Kurtz. University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA

Energy Management for a Microgrid Cluster Using Game Theory Approach and Variable Battery Cost

Jan L. Diaz, Omar F. Rodriguez-Martinez, Cesar A. Vega Penagos, Yuly V. Garcia, Jesus D. Vasquez Plaza, Adriana C. Luna, Fabio Andrade. University of Perto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, USA

Solar Deployment and Manufacuring in India: 50 years of experience

Rajeewa R. Arya^{1, 2}, Juzer Vasi¹. ¹National Centre for Photovotaiv Research and Eduction, IITBombay, Mumbai, India.²Arya International, Beaverton, OR, USA

Welcome Remarks

Mathilde Fievez.

Panel Discussion

Rohit Prasanna¹, Emma Dohner Emma Dohner². ¹Swift Solar .²GAF Energy

Hydrazine-free greener solvent based Se and Se-Te thin film solar absorbers

Stenny Benny, S Venkataprasad Bhat. Green Energy Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, 603203, Chennai, India

Strong Efficiency Enhancement of GaAs Solar cells with Quantum Dot Photoresist

Chin-I Chen¹, Tao Deng¹, Kai-Ling Liang², Wei-Hung Kuo², Chien- Chung Lin^{1, 2}. ¹Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.²Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Hafnium Oxynitride as a possible luminescent material for an Optical Hot Carrier Solar Cell

Gavin Conibeer, Ayush Pratik, Santosh Shrestha. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Designing SiC Betavoltaic Cells to Operate under 3H and 63Ni

Mathieu de Lafontaine¹, Jayeshkumar Patel², Brian Ellis², Helmut Fritzsche², John P. D. Cook¹, Jacob J. Krich¹, Karin Hinzer¹. ¹SUNLAB - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.²Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd., Chalk River, ON, Canada

Photon Partitioning by Band Filling in Intermediate-Band Thermoradiative Diodes

Yukihiro Harada, Takashi Kita. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Shading Impacts on Luminescent Solar Concentrators – a combined experimental and ray-trace simulation study

Shamar James¹, Raimon Terricabres-Polo², Thomas A de Bruin¹, Annanta Kaul¹, Celso de Mello Donega², Wilfried GJHM van Sark¹. ¹Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.²Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Photocurrent Enhancement in CsPbBr3–xClx-based Solar Cells with Embedded PbS Quantum Dots

Hambalee Mahamu, Soma Ueno, Shigeo Asahi, Takashi Kita. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Cold Photons and the Thermodynamics of Solar Energy Conversion: Unlocking Efficiency through Spectrum Shifting

Rebecca Saive. University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

Anisotropic luminophore emission for enhanced light trapping in luminescent solar concentrators

Tom Veeken¹, Kyra Orbons¹, Nelson de Gaay Fortman¹, Aurelio A. Rossinelli², David J. Norris², A. Femius Koenderink¹, Albert Polman¹. ¹NWO Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands.²ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Advanced Computational Model for Plasmon-Enhanced Schottky Solar Cells Incorporating Thermal Dynamics

Brahim Aissa¹, Ahmer Baloch², Adnan Ali³, Anirban Mitra⁴. ¹Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Doha, Qatar.²Research and Development Center, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.³3Department of Chemical Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.⁴Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Emissive Luminescent Solar Concentrators

Nimisha Ramprasad, Harry A. Atwater. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

Na Out-Diffusion Induced Effect on the Structural and Electrical Properties of CIGS Thin Film and Device Performance

Hamda A. Al-Thani, Falah S. Hasoon. National Energy and Water Research Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

CdSe solar cells with high voltages

Vikram Dalal, Caleb Kitzelman, Anders Peterson, Purnendu Kartikay. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

Effect of Chlorine Doping on the Optical Properties of Vacuum-Evaporated ZnTe Thin Films

Amanullah Fatehmulla, Mashael A Alghamdi, Abdullah A Albassam. Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, P.O. Box 2455, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Comparison of CdTe Devices with Various Alloying Profiles

Trent Hanney, Amit Munshi. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Optimization of Optical Properties in Cu2ZnSnSe4 Solar Cells Using ZnO:Al Periodic Structures

Fang-I Lai¹, Jui-Fu Yang², Kuo-Jen Lin³, Shou-Yi Kuo^{2, 3}. ¹Department of Electrical Engineering program C, Yuan-Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.²Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.³Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

High activation in arsenic doped single crystal CdTe thin film by molecular beam epitaxy

Hongling Lott¹, Andrea Mathew^{1, 2}, Matthew Young¹, Alexander Goldstone³, Anthony Rice¹, Matthew Reese¹, Eric Colegrove¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.³Sivananthan Laboratories, Bolingbrook, IL, USA

Overcoming Defects in Undoped Sub-Micron CdSeTe-Only Devices to Achieve 13% Efficiency

Daniel Shaw, Sushmakanth Myneni, James Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Wide band-gap Cu-chalcopyrite/In-based transparent conductive oxide interfaces: What affects the gallium oxide formation and its properties?

Regan G Wilks^{1, 2}, Angelika Demling¹, Anna Efimenko^{1, 2}, Mihaela Gorgoi^{1, 2}, Fabien Pineau³, Jan Keller⁴, Carl HAcgglund⁴, Marika Edoff⁴, Nicolas Barreau³, Marcus BAcr^{1, 2, 5, 6}. ¹Interface Design, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fA¼r Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), Berlin, Germany.²Energy Materials In-Situ Laboratory Berlin, HZB, Berlin, Germany.³Nantes UniversitAc, CNRS, Institut des MatAcriaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, Nantes, France.⁴Solar Cell Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.⁵X-ray Spectroscopy at Interfaces of Thin Films, Helmholtz-Institute Erlangen-NA¼rnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), Berlin, Germany.⁶Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversitAct Erlangen-NA¼rnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

Understanding the Phase Behavior and Photovoltaic Potential of Solvothermally Synthesized Iron Pyrite

Awais Zaka, Saeed Alhassan, Ammar Nayfeh. Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

18% Thin-Absorber CdSeTe/CdTe Solar Cells

Katherine N. Zaunbrecher, Jennifer A. Drayton, Lilly Quintana Barrera, Daniel Shaw, James R. Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Investigation of strain release and morphology evolution in MOVPE-grownstep-graded III-V metamorphic buffers on Ge for MJ cells

Elisabetta Achilli¹, Salvatore Digrandi², Boris De Luca², Erminio Greco³, Jacopo Pedrini⁴, Fabio Pezzoli⁴, Gianluca TimA²¹, Nicola Armani¹, Roberta Campesato². ¹Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico RSE, Piacenza, Italy.²CESI S.p.A., Milano, Italy.³European Space Agency, Paris, France.⁴L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, UniversitAn degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy

Mitigating Dust Accumulation on Mars: Vertical Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules for Enhanced Solar Energy Performance

Omar H. AL-Zoubi. AL-albayt University, Mafraq, Jordan

Cadmium and Zinc Diffusion-Doped InP Solar Cells for Ultralight Space Power Applications

Sara Anjum, Phillip R. Jahelka, Harry A. Atwater. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

The Importance and Limitations of Light I-V and Dark I-V Testing of Space Solar Arrays

Hoang Bao¹, Jeremiah McNatt², Casey Hare³. ¹Maxar Space Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA.²NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.³Angstrom Designs, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Front Surface Nanotexturing for Increased Optical Generation Rate in GaAs Photovoltaic Devices

Alison Clarke, Mathieu de Lafontaine, Karin Hinzer. Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Large Area Via-Enabled Back Contact Thermophotovoltaic Cells for a High Power Density System

Brianna Conrad, Walker Chan, Veronika Stelmakh. Mesodyne, Inc., Somerville, MA, USA

Junction Temperature Measurements in InGaAs 1064 nm Laser Power Converters

Katelynn E Fleming¹, John Geisz², Ryan France², Myles Steiner², Steve J Polly¹, Seth M Hubbard¹. ¹Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Simulating Proton Transmission Through Thin Radiation Shields for Space Based Solar Power

Phillip R. Jahelka, Michael D. Kelzenberg, Harry A. Atwater. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

Radiation testing of Si PERC and diffused-junction GaAs solar cells for space applications

Michael D. Kelzenberg¹, Phillip Jahelka¹, Sara Anjum¹, Guo Li², Ben Koschnick², Chukwuka Madumelu², Hyunsun Song², Bram Hoex², N. J. Ekins-Daukes², Gavin Conibeer^{2, 3}, Peter Toth³, Harry A. Atwater¹. ¹California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.²University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.³Extraterrestrial Power Ltd, Sydney, Australia

A Multifunctional Anti-reflection Coating for Space Solar Coverglass

A. M. Law¹, L. O. Jones¹, A Haydock-Wilson¹, L. C. Hirst², G. M. Jones³, J. M. Walls¹. ¹Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.²Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.³Qioptiq Space technology, Bodelwyddan, United Kingdom

Increasing Radiation Tolerance of InGaAs/GaAsP Quantum Well Solar Cells

Elijah Sacchitella¹, Stephen Polly¹, Seth Hubbard¹, Emily Kessler- Lewis². ¹Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.²Air Force Research Lab, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Technology Assessment and modelling of Three Terminal Tandem Solar Cells for in-space Utilization

Jeremiah D Sims, Jeremiah S McNatt, Meghan E. Bush. NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

Spectroscopy Characterization of Irradiated Perovskite Films

Rivka Stasavage, Tatchen B. Kum, Ahmad R. Kirmani, Stephen J. Polly, Seth M. Hubbard. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

Graphene-enhanced (GaAs/InP) Schottky solar cells and current degradation due to proton irradiation in space use

Argyrios Varonides. University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA

Excitation power dependence and loss of photonic energy conversion

Ryota Hanakuma, Ichinori Kan, Shigeo Asahi, Yukihiro Harada, Takashi Kita. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Theoretical and Practical Conversion Efficiency Limits of Solar Cells at Orbital Operating Temperatures

Tetsuya Nakamura¹, Taketo Aihara¹, Jun Sakuma², Hidefumi Akiyama². ¹Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tsukuba, Japan.²Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan

Development of Low-Bandgap In(As)Sb Thermoradiative Cells for Space Applications

Nikhil Pokharel¹, Brian O' Neill¹, Alex Tomkiewicz¹, Rob Chancia¹, Anthony Mazur¹, Seth M. Hubbard¹, Stephen J. Polly¹, Geoffrey A. Landis². ¹Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.²NASA John Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

Luminescent Coupling as a Function of Material Quality and Current Mismatch for InGaAs Photonic Power Converters at C-band Wavelengths

D. Paige Wilson¹, Gavin P. Forcade², Robert F. H. Hunter¹, Oliver HAphn^{3, 6}, Henning Helmers³, Alex W. Walker⁴, Yuri Grinberg⁵, Jacob J. Krich², Karin Hinzer^{1, 2}. ¹SUNLAB, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.²Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.³Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany.⁴Quantum Nanotechnologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.⁵Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON.⁶Chair of Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Towards simultaneous double-side Ni/Cu plated contacts on wet etch opened TOPCon solar cells

Roberto Boccardi¹, Clara B. Brendstrup MAcller¹, Io Mizushima², Torben Tang², Rasmus S. Davidsen³, Peter B. Poulsen¹, Gisele A. dos Reis Benatto¹, Sune Thorsteinsson¹. ¹Technical University of Denmark, Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.²IPU P/S, 2830 Virum, Denmark.³Aarhus University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark

Mitigation of Firing-induced Degradation in Rear Junction Double-side TOPCon Solar Cells by Laser-Enhanced Contact Optimization (LECO)

Wook-Jin Choi¹, Young-Woo Ok¹, Kwan Hong Min¹, Sagnik Dasgupta¹, Ruohan Zhong¹, Vijaykumar D Upadhyaya¹, Brian Rounsaville¹, Gabby De Luna², John Derek Arcebal², Pradeep Padhamnath², Ajeet Rohatgi¹. ¹Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.²Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, 7 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore

Copper Pastes for TOPCon Solar Cells Processed Using LECO

Thad Druffel¹, Ruvini Dharmadasa¹, Kevin Elmer¹, Dustin Williams¹, Apolo Nambo¹, Andreas Lorenz², Daniel Ourinson², Fadi Maarouf², Jonas Huyeng². ¹Bert Thin Films, Inc, Louisville, KY, USA.²Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Maintaining a High Electronic Quality Surface During Patterned Plasma Etching Processes for HJT-IBC Solar Cells

Erik V. Johnson¹, Junkang Wang¹, Chandralina Patra^{1, 4}, Weixi Wang¹, Monalisa Ghosh¹, Pavel Bulkin¹, Dmitri Daineka¹, Kassioge Dembele¹, Pere Roca i Cabarrocas^{1, 4}, Karim Ouaras¹, Sergej Filonovich², Mathieu Fregnaux³, Muriel Bouttemy³. ¹LPICM - CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.²TotalEnergies OneTech, Paris La DAcfense, France.³Institut Lavoisier de Versailles (ILV) Versailles, France.⁴IPVF, Institut PhotovoltaAmque da, Palaiseau, France

High-Efficiency Triple-Junction Solar Cell Design using CySi1-x-ySnx Alloys on Low-Cost substrates

Aboozar Mosleh, Seyedeh Fahimeh Banihashemian, Hameed Naseem. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

Technique for Measurement of semiconductor charge carrier density in the dark and irradiated using an LED lamp for photovoltaic purposes

Bernardo Reyes-DurAin¹, Carlos A¹, Lizbeth Salgado-Conrado², Sergio RodrAsguez-Castro¹. ¹1TecnolA³gico Nacional de MAcxico/Instituto TecnolA³gico de La Laguna, TorreA³n, Mexico.²2Facultad de IngenierAsa MecAinica y ElAcctrica/Universidad AutA³noma de Coahuila, TorreA³n, Mexico

Advancements in string printing for high aspect ratio front contacts

Jonas Valentijn, Hidde Stokkel, Mathis Van de Voorde, Janis Andersons, Rebecca Saive. University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

Ultra-Low Work-Function Ytterbium Oxide Contact For Dopant-Free Si Heterojunction Solar Cells

Haozhe Wang¹, Yibo Zhang¹, Gloria Vytas¹, Zheng-Hong Lu², Nazir P. Kherani^{1, 2}. ¹University of Toronto, Department of Electrical a Computer Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada.²University of Toronto, Department of Materials Science a Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada

Innovative design of all-steel solutions for all BIPV applications

Simon BODDAERT¹, Jean-Pierre REYAL², Philippe ALAMY³, Jeremy LEDOUX⁴. ¹CSTB, Sophia Antipolis, France.²SEMPERSTYL, Cergy, France.³ENERBIM, Donneville, France.⁴ATRIUM DATA, Bordeaux, France

Growing Greener. First step on the journey to maximize Agri-Voltaic potential

Giovanni Borz¹, David Moser¹, Gofran Chowdhury². ¹Institute for Renewable Energies, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.²3E, Brussels, Belgium

Development and Testing of Lightweight Photovoltaic Modules for Vehicle-Integrated Applications Using Epoxy Resins and Fiberglass

Fernando Castro-Gallardo^{1, 2}, Jorge Rabanal-Arabach^{1, 2}, SebastiAin RodrAsguez-Romero^{1, 2}, Edward Fuentealba^{1, 2}. ¹Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile.²Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago, Chile

SBiPV Phase 1: Impacts of Energization on the Fire Behavior of Photovoltaic Panels

Yoon Ko¹, Dana Duong¹, Reidar Stolen^{2, 3}. ¹Construction Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.²RISE Fire Research, Tiller, Norway.³Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Sizing of a solar PV system using Compass software: Application to borehole of the village of Koyli Alpha, Linguere district, Louga region, Senegal

Badara MBOW, Cheikh Saliou Toure, Amy Sadio, Senghane Mbodji. Research Team in Renewable Energies, Materials and Laser, department of Physics, Alioune DIOP University, Bambey, Senegal

Development and Demonstration of an End-to-End Laser Power Transfer System for Lunar and Space Applications

Milad Nouri ¹, Valentin Daniel ¹, John P. D. Cook ¹, Mandy Lewis¹, Guillaume Blanchette², Paolo Pino², Karin Hinzer¹. ¹SUNLAB, ARC, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.²Volta Space Technologies, MontrAcal, QC, Canada

Review of Sensors for Floating Photovoltaic Systems

Sara Pereira, Dorivaldo Duarte, JosAc Silva, LuAss Fialho, Pedro Horta. Renewable Energies Chair, University of A, A, Portugal

Analysis of the impact of roof construction design on the thermal exchange and electrical performance of monofacial photovoltaic modules

Rodolfo RenterAsa RamAsrez¹, Guillermo Barrios del Valle², Francisco Jurado Zamarripa¹, Carlos A¹. ¹TecnolA³gico Nacional de MAcxico/Instituto TecnolA³gico de la Laguna. , TorreA³n.²Universidad Nacional AutA³noma de MAcxico/Instituto de EnergAsas Renovables , Temixco

An experimental study on the impact of current injection on snow coverage of bifacial photovoltaic panel in outdoor conditions

Issam Smaine^{1, 2}, Jean-Francois Lerat^{1, 2}, Nassim Chevalier^{1, 2}, Lluvia Ochoa³, Gwenaelle Hamon^{1, 2}. ¹Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique 3IT, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.²Laboratoire Nanotechnologies NanosystAumes LN2, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.³OneTech, Palaiseau, France

Designed Ventilation Structure Integrated Photovoltaic Module for Passive Cooling and Barrier of Spreading Fire for Effective BIPV System

Min Ju Yun¹, Bong-Seo Kim¹, Yeon Hyang Sim¹, Luthfan Fauzan^{1, 2}, Hyekyoung Choi¹, Dong Yoon Lee¹, Seung I. Cha¹. ¹Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Changwon, Korea.²University of Science and Technology, Changwon, Korea

Efficiency analysis of a full bridge-switched capacitor based DC-DC stage for low voltage PV Current Source Inverter operation

Roberto Giacomobono^{1, 2}, Fabrizio Marignetti¹, Ariya Sangwongwanich³. ¹UniversitAn degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino, Italy.²UniversitAn degli Studi di Salerno, Salerno, Italy.³Aalborg University Energy Department, Aalborg, Denmark

Nonlinear Modeling of Three-Phase Inverters for Advanced Control Applications

Cesar A. Hernandez-Jacobo¹, Rodrigo Loera-Palomo², Carlos A¹, Francisco S. Sellschopp-Sanchez¹. ¹Instituto TecnolA³gico de la Laguna, Torreon, Mexico.²SECIHTI/Facultad de ingenierAsa UASLP, San Luis PotosAs, Mexico

Scalable Screening of Grid Strength using Impedance-based Stability Analysis for a Transmission System with High Renewable Penetration: MISO Case Study

Hyeonjung(Tari) Jung¹, Weiqing Jiang², Daniel Wilson³, Patrick Dalton⁴, Beibei Li⁵. ¹MISO, Eagan, MN, USA.²MISO, Carmel, IN, USA.³MISO, Eagan, MN, USA.⁴MISO, Eagan, MN, USA.⁵MISO, Carmel, IN, USA

A Possible Solar/Wind Dominant Zero-Carbon Electricity Grid in Texas

Felipe Martinez, Mahmoud Abido. Texas AaM University, College Station, TX, USA

Optimal Bus Voltage Regulation in DC Microgrids Using LQI Control and Moving-Horizon Estimation for a SEPIC/Zeta Battery Interface

Jhoan A. Montenegro-Oviedo, Jesus D. Vasquez-Plaza, Fabio Andrade. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, USA

Parametric Testing of Ride-Through and Volt-Var Capabilities of Residential Scale Solar Inverters

Maxime Moreau, Eugene Desjardins Couture, Nayeem Ninad, Jay Prajapati. CanmetENERGY - Natural Resources Canada, Varennes, QC, Canada

The Impact of Physical-Cyber Attacks on the MPPT Algorithm in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

Amirabbas Mostarshed¹, Aref Eskandari¹, Rodrigo Del Prado Santamaria², Gisele A. dos Reis Benatto², Mohammadreza Aghaei^{3, 4}. ¹Department of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.²Department of Electrical Photonics Engineering, DTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.³Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, A, Norway.⁴Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Analysis of Advanced Non-Isolated Topologies for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaic (ViPV) System in Urban Electric Transport Buses

SebastiAin RodrAsguez-Romero^{1, 3}, Jorge Rabanal-Arabach^{1, 3}, Edward Fuentealba-Vidal^{1, 3}, Mauricio Trigo-Gonzalez^{1, 3}, Gino Mondaca-Cuevas¹, Fernando Castro-Gallardo^{1, 3}, Christian A. Rojas^{2, 3}, Diego Arias¹. ¹Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile.²Universidad TAccnica Federico Santa MarAsa, ValparaAsso, Chile.³Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago, Chile