Overview of the PV Industry and Different Technologies
Abstract
The photovoltaic (PV) industry is a fast growing industry with annual growth rate of 44%. The PV module production has also increased to meet the current market. China and Taiwan have increased their PV installation compared to European countries. Si-wafer based PV technology accounted for about 92% of the total production in 2014. This chapter is exploring different types of PV technologies and their working principles with different materials used in the device architecture.
Keywords
PV technologies; Silicon; Thin film; Third generation solar cells; CPV
Abbreviations
a-Si amorphous silicon
ARC antireflection coating
BAPV building applied photovoltaics
BHJ bulk-heterojunction ...
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