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Enhancing PV modules efficiency and output power by applied laser patterned glass

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The power of a PV module affects the amount of incident light collected by the cells. It causes optical loss in the process of modularizing solar cells. Optical loss in the PV module is reflected due to refractive index mismatch at the air/glass interface. To reduce the optical loss, we form periodic patterns using a femtosecond laser, which is a non-thermal process and form various patterns through a chemical etching process. The laser patterned glass having a light-trapping structure with a periodic pattern improved transmittance of 1.59% in the visible ray region (380–780 nm) and haze ratio of 55% at 550 nm. Laser patterned glass was applied to the module, and the power was improved by 1.56% with a current gain of 1.56% due to the light-trapping structure.

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This work was supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government (MOTIE) (no. 20224000000070, Human Resource Training for Smart Energy New Industry Cluster). This research was partially supported by the Cheongju University Research Scholarship Grants in 2022. This paper was supported by Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) grant funded by the Korea Government (MOTIE).

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Kim, M., Jeon, Y., Kim, HI. et al. Enhancing PV modules efficiency and output power by applied laser patterned glass. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 82, 1084–1092 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-023-00796-9

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